The image below is a single page of a manuscript depicting the arms of the nobility of Auvergne and Bourbon in France during the time of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne. Around 1450, Charles asked his herald, William Revel, to identify the arms of the families living within his lands.
This five hundred paged illuminated manuscript not only contains the arms of the French nobility, but it is a wonderful snapshot of the civil and military architecture of Upper Auvergne and Bourbon.
This five hundred paged illuminated manuscript not only contains the arms of the French nobility, but it is a wonderful snapshot of the civil and military architecture of Upper Auvergne and Bourbon.
The manuscript was dedicated to King Charles VII of France and begins with the representations of various members of the family of Bourbon, St Louis and Marguerite of Provence and of course Charles himself. Along with the images of the arms of the distinguished families there are illustrations of the towns within the province the manuscript covers.
Depicted here, is the walled castle town of Moulins, an important town that was the home and capital of the Bourbon dukedom.
Depicted here, is the walled castle town of Moulins, an important town that was the home and capital of the Bourbon dukedom.
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