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An illuminated mid-14th century mirror for princes : The Avis aus roys

Abstract

The Avis aus roys, read in five manuscripts up to now, is a little-known text belonging to the mirrors forprinces literary genre. This genre teaches future princes and kings how to rule in the best possibleway. This work is inspired by Giles of Rome's De Regimine Principum and by the Liber de informationeprincipum, and seems written for a young prince from the Valois lineage around 1347 to answer to theconcerns of this period. The manuscripts remain discreet on their origins as both author and sponsors arenot being clearly identified. The future John II the Good may have required the writing of this treaty fromroyal confessor Pierre de Treigny from Burgundy to make sure his sons would conform to the image ofan ideal prince. The time seemed to be right as the Valois dynasty was not only contested but facingmilitary struggles as well. As an answer to the Crecy defeat and according to the reformers, the author ofthe Avis aus roys suggests to make a better selection for the Hôtel officers, and to increase the prince'sdignity as well as his relationship with God. Among the Avis aus roys copies, the manuscript M.456 of the Pierpont Morgan Library, which is datable to the mid-XIVth century, is the closest to the originalwritings. This copy is exceptional due to its iconographic content unequalled in the mirrors literary genre.In this codex, some parisian artists have constantly looked to highlight royalty by emphasizing theeducational aspect of the text and covering the political and military matters of the period.

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