Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris: Difference between revisions
m →Subject matter: reorganisation of part of the section |
→Versions of the text: clean up and a bit more information on the identity of the author. |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
== Subject matter == |
== Subject matter == |
||
The text, whose title dates from the 17th century, is a chronicle of the reigns of [[Charles VI of France|Charles VI]] and [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]. It is presented in the form of short sections, each relating to particular events over a period extending from 1405 to 1449.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54182 |title=Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris, 1405-1449 |date= |publisher=H. Champion |year=1881 |editor-last=Tuetey |editor-first=Alexandre |location=Paris |language=French}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Editor's introduction and annotations, Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris |publisher=Librairie générale française |year=1989 |editor-last=Beaune |editor-first=Colette |edition=Lettres gothiques |location=Paris |language=FR}}</ref> The book covers the political and religious events that animated Paris during this period. Notably, it contains valuable information on the [[Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War|Armagnac–Burgundian Civil Wa]]<nowiki/>r,<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Beaune |first=Colette |date=1993 |title=La rumeur dans le Journal du Bourgeois de Paris |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/shmes_1261-9078_1994_act_24_1_1640 |journal=Actes des congrès de la Société des historiens médiévistes de l'enseignement supérieur public |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=191–203 |doi=10.3406/shmes.1993.1640}}</ref> the siege of [[Meaux]] by [[Henry V of England]] and the economic consequences of the war against the English and the trial of [[Joan of Arc]]. Finally, it provides a wealth of information on daily life at the time, including: food and wine prices, religious processions, weather, epidemics, legal status of prostitution and damage and suffering caused by the numerous armed conflicts.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Monneret-Muyard |first=Renaud |title=Paris, une capitale dans les guerres d'après le Journal d'un bourgeois à Paris |publisher=Université de Franche-Comté |year=2018-2019 |location=Franche-Comté |pages=10 |language=FR}}</ref> |
The text, whose title dates from the 17th century, is a chronicle of the reigns of [[Charles VI of France|Charles VI]] and [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]. It is presented in the form of short sections, each relating to particular events over a period extending from 1405 to 1449.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54182 |title=Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris, 1405-1449 |date= |publisher=H. Champion |year=1881 |editor-last=Tuetey |editor-first=Alexandre |location=Paris |language=French}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Editor's introduction and annotations, Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris |publisher=Librairie générale française |year=1989 |editor-last=Beaune |editor-first=Colette |edition=Lettres gothiques |location=Paris |language=FR}}</ref> The book covers the political and religious events that animated Paris during this period. Notably, it contains valuable information on the [[Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War|Armagnac–Burgundian Civil Wa]]<nowiki/>r,<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Beaune |first=Colette |date=1993 |title=La rumeur dans le Journal du Bourgeois de Paris |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/shmes_1261-9078_1994_act_24_1_1640 |journal=Actes des congrès de la Société des historiens médiévistes de l'enseignement supérieur public |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=191–203 |doi=10.3406/shmes.1993.1640}}</ref> the siege of [[Meaux]] by [[Henry V of England]] and the economic consequences of the war against the English and the trial of [[Joan of Arc]]. Finally, it provides a wealth of information on daily life at the time, including: food and wine prices, religious processions, weather, epidemics, legal status of prostitution and damage and suffering caused by the numerous armed conflicts.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Monneret-Muyard |first=Renaud |title=Paris, une capitale dans les guerres d'après le Journal d'un bourgeois à Paris |publisher=Université de Franche-Comté |year=2018-2019 |location=Franche-Comté |pages=10, 12 |language=FR}}</ref> |
||
The author relied on multiple sources. First and foremost, he was an eye witness to much of it. Second, he reports on rumours and public opinion concerning these events, as well as on official news and degrees communicated in both written and oral forms.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> |
The author relied on multiple sources. First and foremost, he was an eye witness to much of it. Second, he reports on rumours and public opinion concerning these events, as well as on official news and degrees communicated in both written and oral forms.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> |
||
== Versions of the text == |
== Versions of the text == |
||
Several versions of the text exist. In the introduction to the 1881 publication, Alexandre Tuetey identifies the location of various versions as being Paris, Rome and [[Aix-en-Provence |
Several versions of the text exist. In the introduction to the 1881 publication, Alexandre Tuetey identifies the location of various versions as being Paris, Rome and [[Aix-en-Provence]].<ref name=":0" /> The oldest known is a copy dating from the second half of the 15th century, which is preserved today in the collections of the Vatican. Another fifteenth-century copy is in Oxford, but the text is mutilated. Other manuscript copies of the text exist dating from the end of the sixteenth century. They repeat the text of the Vatican copy and sometimes even provide additional details. This is particularly the case with the manuscript from Aix and the copy in the collection of the [[Bibliothèque nationale de France|National Library of France]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54182 |title=Editor's introduction to Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris, 1405-1449 |date= |publisher=H. Champion |year=1881 |editor-last=Tuetey |editor-first=Alexandre |location=Paris |language=French}}</ref> |
||
The first editions, including that of [[Étienne Pasquier|Étienne Pasquie]]<nowiki/>r in 1596, are partial. The first complete edition is that of La Barre in 1729. It occupies the first 208 pages of La Barre's collection of historical documents entitled ''Memoirs to serve the history of France and Burgundy''.<ref name=":0" /> |
The first editions, including that of [[Étienne Pasquier|Étienne Pasquie]]<nowiki/>r in 1596, are partial. The first complete edition is that of La Barre in 1729. It occupies the first 208 pages of La Barre's collection of historical documents entitled ''Memoirs to serve the history of France and Burgundy''.<ref name=":0" /> |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
The author is unknown because the original manuscript was lost, as was the prologue of the text where he might have identified himself. |
The author is unknown because the original manuscript was lost, as was the prologue of the text where he might have identified himself. |
||
All historians and scholars who have analysed the text, however, agree broadly on his milieu and profile. Based on clues provided in the text of the Journal, he was |
All historians and scholars who have analysed the text, however, agree broadly on his milieu and profile. Based on clues provided in the text of the Journal, he was almost certainly a man of the cloth. He may have held an academic position at the University of Paris; he was possibly a doctor of theology. Based on the detailed knowledge he conveys of parishes on the right bank of Paris, it is reasonable to conclude that he may have had a pastoral role in one or more of these.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /> |
||
Some historians have sought to pinpoint an exact identity for the author, but none have provided a universally accepted answer. Auguste Longnon proposed Jean Beaurigout, parish priest of the [[Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs, Paris|Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs]] church. This thesis was refuted by Alexandre Tuetey, in his prologue to his 1881 edition, who attributes its writing to the canon of Notre-Dame de Paris, Jean Chuffart. Born in Tournai in Picardy, Chuffart first sided with the Anglo-Bourguignons before joining the camp of Charles VII on his return to Paris.<ref name=":0" /> This identification was refuted in turn by [[Colette Beaune]] in her introduction to the 1989 edition, which is based on the article devoted to Chuffart in the fourth volume of the Chartularium universitatis |
Some historians have sought to pinpoint an exact identity for the author, but none have provided a universally accepted answer. Auguste Longnon proposed Jean Beaurigout, parish priest of the [[Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs, Paris|Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs]] church. This thesis was refuted by Alexandre Tuetey, in his prologue to his 1881 edition, who attributes its writing to the canon of Notre-Dame de Paris, Jean Chuffart. Born in Tournai in Picardy, Chuffart first sided with the Anglo-Bourguignons before joining the camp of Charles VII on his return to Paris.<ref name=":0" /> This identification was refuted in turn by [[Colette Beaune]] in her introduction to the 1989 edition, which is based on the article devoted to Chuffart in the fourth volume of the ''Chartularium universitatis parisiens''is by Denifle.<ref name=":1" /> |
||
At the present time, the determination of the exact identity of the author cannot be unequivocally determined in the absence of additional evidence.<ref name=":3" /> |
|||
== References == |
== References == |
||
Revision as of 11:18, 1 January 2023
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Le Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris is an account of politics, war and every day life in Paris covering the period between 1405 and 1449. The exact identity of its author is unknown. It is an important source of information on the life and times of the city of Paris in the first half of the 15th century, a period marked by the Hundred Years' War and the English occupation of part of the kingdom of France.
The book's title's reference to 'Bourgeois de Paris' was first introduced by Denis Godefroy in his 1653 edition and has been retained in some subsequent editions. However, there are doubts about the accuracy of the reference to 'Bourgeois.' Although opinions diverge, many historians believe that its author was not a bourgeois but instead a member of the clergy.
Subject matter
The text, whose title dates from the 17th century, is a chronicle of the reigns of Charles VI and Charles VII. It is presented in the form of short sections, each relating to particular events over a period extending from 1405 to 1449.[1][2] The book covers the political and religious events that animated Paris during this period. Notably, it contains valuable information on the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War,[3] the siege of Meaux by Henry V of England and the economic consequences of the war against the English and the trial of Joan of Arc. Finally, it provides a wealth of information on daily life at the time, including: food and wine prices, religious processions, weather, epidemics, legal status of prostitution and damage and suffering caused by the numerous armed conflicts.[3][4]
The author relied on multiple sources. First and foremost, he was an eye witness to much of it. Second, he reports on rumours and public opinion concerning these events, as well as on official news and degrees communicated in both written and oral forms.[3][4]
Versions of the text
Several versions of the text exist. In the introduction to the 1881 publication, Alexandre Tuetey identifies the location of various versions as being Paris, Rome and Aix-en-Provence.[5] The oldest known is a copy dating from the second half of the 15th century, which is preserved today in the collections of the Vatican. Another fifteenth-century copy is in Oxford, but the text is mutilated. Other manuscript copies of the text exist dating from the end of the sixteenth century. They repeat the text of the Vatican copy and sometimes even provide additional details. This is particularly the case with the manuscript from Aix and the copy in the collection of the National Library of France.[5]
The first editions, including that of Étienne Pasquier in 1596, are partial. The first complete edition is that of La Barre in 1729. It occupies the first 208 pages of La Barre's collection of historical documents entitled Memoirs to serve the history of France and Burgundy.[5]
Theories about who the author was
The author is unknown because the original manuscript was lost, as was the prologue of the text where he might have identified himself.
All historians and scholars who have analysed the text, however, agree broadly on his milieu and profile. Based on clues provided in the text of the Journal, he was almost certainly a man of the cloth. He may have held an academic position at the University of Paris; he was possibly a doctor of theology. Based on the detailed knowledge he conveys of parishes on the right bank of Paris, it is reasonable to conclude that he may have had a pastoral role in one or more of these.[4][5]
Some historians have sought to pinpoint an exact identity for the author, but none have provided a universally accepted answer. Auguste Longnon proposed Jean Beaurigout, parish priest of the Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs church. This thesis was refuted by Alexandre Tuetey, in his prologue to his 1881 edition, who attributes its writing to the canon of Notre-Dame de Paris, Jean Chuffart. Born in Tournai in Picardy, Chuffart first sided with the Anglo-Bourguignons before joining the camp of Charles VII on his return to Paris.[5] This identification was refuted in turn by Colette Beaune in her introduction to the 1989 edition, which is based on the article devoted to Chuffart in the fourth volume of the Chartularium universitatis parisiensis by Denifle.[2]
At the present time, the determination of the exact identity of the author cannot be unequivocally determined in the absence of additional evidence.[4]
References
- ^ Tuetey, Alexandre, ed. (1881). Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris, 1405-1449 (in French). Paris: H. Champion.
- ^ a b Beaune, Colette, ed. (1989). Editor's introduction and annotations, Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris (in French) (Lettres gothiques ed.). Paris: Librairie générale française.
- ^ a b c Beaune, Colette (1993). "La rumeur dans le Journal du Bourgeois de Paris". Actes des congrès de la Société des historiens médiévistes de l'enseignement supérieur public. 24 (1): 191–203. doi:10.3406/shmes.1993.1640.
- ^ a b c d Monneret-Muyard, Renaud (2018–2019). Paris, une capitale dans les guerres d'après le Journal d'un bourgeois à Paris (in French). Franche-Comté: Université de Franche-Comté. pp. 10, 12.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ a b c d e Tuetey, Alexandre, ed. (1881). Editor's introduction to Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris, 1405-1449 (in French). Paris: H. Champion.