f. 12r: The return of the Duke of Burgundy, 'Chronicles' by Jean Froissart, copy from Bruges, Belgium, 4th quarter of the 15th century. British Library, Royal MS 18 E I.

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Volume 2, 'Chroniques' by Jean Froissart
copy from Bruges, Belgium, 4th quarter of the 15th century
f. 12r: The return of the Duke of Burgundy

The return of the Duke of Burgundy. f.12r, 'Chronicles' by Jean Froissart, copy from Bruges, Belgium, 4th quarter of the 15th century. British Library, Royal MS 18 E I.

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Manuscript code: Royal MS 18 E I
Date: 4th quarter of the 15th century
Title: Jean Froissart, Chroniques, vol. 2
Content: Includes volume 2 of the 'Chroniques' of Froissart, covering the period 1377-1385.
Miniatures attributed to the Master of the Chattering Hands and Master of the Harley Froissart.
Origin: Southern Netherlands (Bruges).
f. 12r: The return of the Duke of Burgundy, with banners of his arms.
Source: British Library.

Referenced by LIVERIED FRENCH RETAINER, 15th CENTURY in Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 1 by Ian Heath
"an archer from the Duc de Bourgogne’s bodyguard, from a 15th century illustration intended to represent troops of the time of Philip the Bold (d. 1404), wherein 8 such figures appear. The jacket is probably blue and white, with the characteristic Burgundian ‘flame’ pattern in gold."

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See the same scene on the Frontis: The return of the Duke of Burgundy, 'Chronicles' by Jean Froissart, copy from Flanders, Belgium, 1475 - 1485AD. Museum Plantin Moretus, MS 15.5.