Images of Medieval Art and Architecture
The Treasure of Saint Denis
Brooch of Saint Louis or Brooch of the Coronation Robe
Images
Engraving by Félibien |
Photo
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Adapted from Félibien, Plate III, Item
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Paris, Louvre, MR 345
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Texts
Description
Brooch of the Royal Robe of Saint Louis. It is of gigded
vermiel all covered with enamel and precious stones.
Félibien, pages 541. Translated by Jane Vadnal.
Notes
- Gilded silver, champleve enamel, precious stones
- Height 18.9 cm, Length 16.7 cm
- Some repairs int 14th and 17th centuries
- Currently in the Louvre, MR 345.
- Used in the coronation of French monarchs
Louvre, p. 195
Comparative Material
Other
items of Regalia.
Compare with the Brooch shown in Plate 4, Item L.
Bibliography
Félibien, page 541.
Louvre, No. 55, pp. 259-61
Gabriot-Chopin (1987), 54-5.
Montesquiou-Fezensac, I and II, no. 42;III, pp. 48-9, pl. 30.
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Created by J Vadnal, July, 1998