Adapted from Félibien, Plate III, Item C
Reliquary of gold vermeil in which is enclosed the lower jaw of King Saint Louis. The reliquary is carried by two crowned figures, one of which represents Phillip the Bold and the other which represents Phillip the Fair, with the following inscriptions under their feet: On one side: Philippus IV. Rex Franciae filius Beati Ludovici Regis, and on the other: Phillipus V. Rex Franciae filius Philippi quatri Regis. Phillip the Bold, son of Saint Louis, is called Phillip IV here, which is correct if one counts among the kings of France the son of Louis VI, who was crowned during the life of the King his father, but did not survive him. This cannot be misunderstood, because you can see here on the base of the reliquary, immediately below the figure of Phillip the IV, the coat-of-arms of France, with those of the two wives of Phillip the Bold, the first one is of Arragon... and the second of Brabant.... Under the other figure, which represents Phillip the Fair, can be seen, in the same way, the arms of France and of Jeanne of Navarre, his wife.The third figure, which is kneeling, represents Abbot Gilles de Pontoise, holding another small reliquary in which is enclosed a bone of the same Saint Louis. Behind the abbot on the base is engraved these words: Aegidius abbas Sancti-Dionysii qui honorem Beati Ludvici praesens vas fieri fecit, quod ejus sacris istis reliquiis decenter ornavit
Félibien, pages 265 and 540.
Louvre, p. 196.
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Last updated by:JV Date: November 28, 2006