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DOI Artikel:Ratkowska, Paulina: A wooden relief of the XIVth century with the Royal Feast and "Navarre-France" coat of arms
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15. Philippe Le Bel with his children, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Ms of XlIIth century (after
C. Pillon, Le Costume civile...)
Herode36 or the Legend of St Thomas37 as well as the illustrations of various romans courtois e.g.
the Legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table38.
The right of using the "Navarre-France" coat of arms was vested exclusively in the offsprings
of Philippe IV Le Bel. This juxtaposition appears on the miniature showing Joinville offering
the Life of St Louis to Louis X Le Hutin, the oldest son of Philippe IV Le Bel (fig. 13) who was
knighted by his father in the gown with the Navarre coat of arms (fig. 14)39. He was represented
once more in such a dress on a miniature of the beginning of the XlVth century (before 1308)
showing Philippe IV Le Bel with all his children (even with l'Enfant Robert "qui in annis puer-
ilibus est defunctus") : Le Hutin, the King of Navarre, and Isabelle, the Queen of England are
sitting at their father's side (fig. 15)40.
Charles IV Le Bel was the youngest of Philippe's sons, the last Capetian entitled to the "Na-
varre-France" coat of arms. He inherited the throne of France after the death of his brother
Philippe V Le Long, the King of France and Navarre, who formeily debared Jeanne, the daughter
of Le Hutin, the crown of her father on the strenght of the Salic law. Charles had no sons. His
36. P. Ratkowska, "The Remains of an Altarpiece with the Legend of St John the Baptist An unpublished work of the Franco-
-Gothic Style in the National Museum in Warsaw," Bulletin du Musée National de Varsovie, XI, 1970, No 1, p. 1, fig. 3.
37. L. Réau, Iconographie de l'art chrétien, III, Iconographie des Saints, P-Z Paris, 1959, s. V. Thomas, p. 1266—1267 : "Noces
de la fille du roi" and an earlier event : "Thomas ... persuade à la reine de se refuser au devoir conjugal." See the XlIIth
century stained glass in the Bourges Cathedral.
38. K. Pfister, Die Mittelalterliche Buchmalerei des Abendlandes, Miinchen, 1922, No 36, fig, 14 — the London manuscript
of St Graal and Mort d'Artus. To the words : "A la veille de la Pentecoste quant tout li compagnons de la table ronde furent
venu a Camaelot ... il vient oi le servire il firent mettre les tables a eure de nonne entre en le sale a cheval une damoïselle
et survenue ..."
39. See Les Manuscrits à Peintures en France du XlIIe au XVIe siècle, préface d'André Malraux, Paris, 1955, pi XV,
No 114. Lecoy de la Marche, op. cit., p. 217, fig. 74.
40. C. Pillon, Le Costume Civil en France du XlIIe au XIXe siècle, Paris, (after 1900) fig. on the page 34.
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C. Pillon, Le Costume civile...)
Herode36 or the Legend of St Thomas37 as well as the illustrations of various romans courtois e.g.
the Legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table38.
The right of using the "Navarre-France" coat of arms was vested exclusively in the offsprings
of Philippe IV Le Bel. This juxtaposition appears on the miniature showing Joinville offering
the Life of St Louis to Louis X Le Hutin, the oldest son of Philippe IV Le Bel (fig. 13) who was
knighted by his father in the gown with the Navarre coat of arms (fig. 14)39. He was represented
once more in such a dress on a miniature of the beginning of the XlVth century (before 1308)
showing Philippe IV Le Bel with all his children (even with l'Enfant Robert "qui in annis puer-
ilibus est defunctus") : Le Hutin, the King of Navarre, and Isabelle, the Queen of England are
sitting at their father's side (fig. 15)40.
Charles IV Le Bel was the youngest of Philippe's sons, the last Capetian entitled to the "Na-
varre-France" coat of arms. He inherited the throne of France after the death of his brother
Philippe V Le Long, the King of France and Navarre, who formeily debared Jeanne, the daughter
of Le Hutin, the crown of her father on the strenght of the Salic law. Charles had no sons. His
36. P. Ratkowska, "The Remains of an Altarpiece with the Legend of St John the Baptist An unpublished work of the Franco-
-Gothic Style in the National Museum in Warsaw," Bulletin du Musée National de Varsovie, XI, 1970, No 1, p. 1, fig. 3.
37. L. Réau, Iconographie de l'art chrétien, III, Iconographie des Saints, P-Z Paris, 1959, s. V. Thomas, p. 1266—1267 : "Noces
de la fille du roi" and an earlier event : "Thomas ... persuade à la reine de se refuser au devoir conjugal." See the XlIIth
century stained glass in the Bourges Cathedral.
38. K. Pfister, Die Mittelalterliche Buchmalerei des Abendlandes, Miinchen, 1922, No 36, fig, 14 — the London manuscript
of St Graal and Mort d'Artus. To the words : "A la veille de la Pentecoste quant tout li compagnons de la table ronde furent
venu a Camaelot ... il vient oi le servire il firent mettre les tables a eure de nonne entre en le sale a cheval une damoïselle
et survenue ..."
39. See Les Manuscrits à Peintures en France du XlIIe au XVIe siècle, préface d'André Malraux, Paris, 1955, pi XV,
No 114. Lecoy de la Marche, op. cit., p. 217, fig. 74.
40. C. Pillon, Le Costume Civil en France du XlIIe au XIXe siècle, Paris, (after 1900) fig. on the page 34.
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