Synopsis
Comptes De L'hôtel Des Rois De France Aux Xive Et Xve Siècles by Louis Douët-D'Arcq. This scholarly edition compiles medieval royal household accounts (comptes de L’Hôtel) from the 14th to the 15th centuries, offering two complementary case studies: a 1401 Saint-Jean period entry for the Hôtel de la Reine Isabeau de Bavière and an earlier Noël 1381 account for the Hôtel du Roi Charles VI. The volume preserves detailed ledgers that record domestic provisioning, ceremonial obligations, and financial governance across Paris, Melun, Vincennes, Saint-Pol, Compiègne and other royal sites. Organized by offices such as Chambre Le Roy, Chambre aux Deniers, Quarre Denier, Chappelle, Denieres, Dons, Aumosnes, Mises de Mestiers, Harnois, Dismes, and Messages, the entries cover wages, textiles, wines, spices, tableware, parchments, books, and office supplies, as well as donations to churches and gifts to courtiers. The editor discusses sources, language, and editorial choices, and emphasizes how Hôtel accounts illuminate itineraries, staff, provisioning, ceremonial costs, and the administrative machinery of the French monarchy. The excerpt demonstrates the scale and method of medieval court finance.
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