Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (BL Royal MS 20 C VII)

Rioters pillage a house in Paris, f. 41v.

Colloquial name(s): Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (Chronicles of France and St. Denis) (from 1270 to 1380)

Official name(s): British Library, Royal MS 20 C VII

Date: c. 1381-1399 (source)

Origin: Paris, Central France (source)

Online facsimile available via: British Library Online Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts

This manuscript details the history of the nation of France from 1270 to 1380, beginning with the death of King Louis IX the Saint and ending with the coronation of King Charles VI the Beloved (also known as Charles VI the Mad) (source and source). It is one of only three copies that contains the visit of the Emperor Charles IV to the King of France, Charles V (the other copies are BNF Fr. 2812 and BNF Fr. 6465 - Charles V's personal copy and a copy probably made for Charles VII, respectively) (source). 

This manuscript was illustrated by the Virgil master and his atelier (source). It contains 266 planned one- or two-column miniatures, although some are drawn and unpainted and others have not been drawn in at all.

Basic descriptions of the illustrations are provided by the British Library with the facsimile.