The Royal Image: Illustrations of the Grandes Chroniques de France, 1274-1422
William Chester Jordan|Anne D. Hedeman
Grandes Chroniques de France is a vernacular, frequently illustrated history of the medieval French monarchs. Originally describing lives kings from their origins in Troy 1274 to reign Philip Augustus, it was updated several stages life Charles VI. Copied and amended for variety royal courtly patrons, approximately 130 these manuscripts exist today. Anne Hedeman provides first critical comprehensive study chronicle's illustrations. concentrates on illustrations twenty manuscripts, analyzing artistic cultural significance offering new methods studying manuscripts. She discusses chronicle relation political ideology Louis IX, vernacular history, Latin tradition at Saint-Denis. Looking various periods, author compares representations historical events, kingship, individuals around court. also contrasts styles authors illustrators chronicle. The Royal Image includes catalogue over seventy-five an appendix listing artists. An additional lists surviving
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