1. Add MS 21247
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 21247
- Title:
- Alain Chartier, Le Livre des Quatre Dames
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: Le Livre des Quatre Dames, a poem of 3531 lines that was composed by Alain Chartier ( b. 1385, d. c.1433), political writer and ambassador for Charles VII of France, shortly after the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The poet meets four ladies who tell of the fates of their four lovers w...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- French
- Date Range:
- Early 15th century
- Extent:
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A parchment codex
