In 1436 and later he held the office of lieutenant of the gavenier (i.e. receiver of the gave, a kind of church rate) at Cambrai, and he seems to have made this city his usual place of residence. He was for some time bailiff of the cathedral chapter and then provost of Cambrai.[1] He was married and left some children when he died.[2]
Little else is known about Monstrelet except that he was present, not at the capture of Joan of Arc, but at her subsequent interrogation with Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. Continuing the work of Froissart, Monstrelet wrote a Chronique, which extends to two books and covers the period between 1400 and 1444,[1] when, according to another chronicler, Mathieu d'Escouchy, he ceased to write. In these can be found his commentary on the Battle of Tannenburg (1410) between the Teutonic Order and the Polish-Lithuanian and allied armies, where he stated that the King of Poland "had just recently pretended to become a Christian in order to win the Polish Crown".[3] But following a custom which was by no means uncommon in the Middle Ages, a clumsy sequel, extending to 1516, was formed out of various chronicles and tacked onto his work.[2]
Monstrelet's own writings, dealing with the latter part of the Hundred Years' War, are valuable because they contain a large number of authentic documents and reported speeches. The author, however, shows little power of narration; his work, although clear, is dull.[citation needed] His somewhat ostentatious assertions of impartiality do not cloak a marked preference for the Burgundians in their struggle with France.[2]
Among many editions of the Chronique may be mentioned those of J.-A. Buchon (1826) and the one edited for the Société de I'histoire de France by M Doüet-d'Arcq (Paris, 1857–1862). See Auguste Molinier, Les Sources de I'histoire de France, vols. IV and V (Paris, 1904).[2]
Worksedit
Doüet-d'Arcq, L., ed. (1857). Chroniques d'Enguerrand de Monstrelet: en deux livres, avec pièces justificatives. Collection des chroniques nationales françaises (nouvelle ed.). Paris: Mme. Ve J. Renouard.
^ abWijsman, Hanno.1600_ History in Transition. Enguerrand de Monstrelet’s Chronique in Manuscript and Print (c. 1450-c. 1600). Academia.edu. Retrieved July 23, 2012
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Monstrelet, Enguerrand de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 745.
The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, translated by Thomas Johnes, vol. 1 (1840), vol. 2 (1849) on Google Books.
January 01, 1970
enguerrand, monstrelet, 1400, july, 1453, french, chronicler, born, picardy, most, likely, into, family, minor, nobility, battle, agincourt, from, chronique, france, shown, miniature, master, prayer, books, around, 1500, contents, life, works, references, sour. Enguerrand de Monstrelet c 1400 20 July 1453 was a French chronicler He was born in Picardy most likely into a family of the minor nobility Enguerrand de Monstrelet The Battle of Agincourt from Enguerrand de Monstrelet s Chronique de France shown in a miniature by Master of the Prayer Books of around 1500 Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife editIn 1436 and later he held the office of lieutenant of the gavenier i e receiver of the gave a kind of church rate at Cambrai and he seems to have made this city his usual place of residence He was for some time bailiff of the cathedral chapter and then provost of Cambrai 1 He was married and left some children when he died 2 Little else is known about Monstrelet except that he was present not at the capture of Joan of Arc but at her subsequent interrogation with Philip the Good Duke of Burgundy Continuing the work of Froissart Monstrelet wrote a Chronique which extends to two books and covers the period between 1400 and 1444 1 when according to another chronicler Mathieu d Escouchy he ceased to write In these can be found his commentary on the Battle of Tannenburg 1410 between the Teutonic Order and the Polish Lithuanian and allied armies where he stated that the King of Poland had just recently pretended to become a Christian in order to win the Polish Crown 3 But following a custom which was by no means uncommon in the Middle Ages a clumsy sequel extending to 1516 was formed out of various chronicles and tacked onto his work 2 Monstrelet s own writings dealing with the latter part of the Hundred Years War are valuable because they contain a large number of authentic documents and reported speeches The author however shows little power of narration his work although clear is dull citation needed His somewhat ostentatious assertions of impartiality do not cloak a marked preference for the Burgundians in their struggle with France 2 Among many editions of the Chronique may be mentioned those of J A Buchon 1826 and the one edited for the Societe de I histoire de France by M Douet d Arcq Paris 1857 1862 See Auguste Molinier Les Sources de I histoire de France vols IV and V Paris 1904 2 Works editDouet d Arcq L ed 1857 Chroniques d Enguerrand de Monstrelet en deux livres avec pieces justificatives Collection des chroniques nationales francaises nouvelle ed Paris Mme Ve J Renouard Tome 1 1857 Tome 2 1858 Tome 3 1859 Tome 4 1860 Tome 5 1861 Tome 6 1862References edit a b Wijsman Hanno 1600 History in Transition Enguerrand de Monstrelet s Chronique in Manuscript and Print c 1450 c 1600 Academia edu Retrieved July 23 2012 a b c d Chisholm 1911 Turnbull Stephen Tannenberg 1410 Osprey Publishing Oxford UK 2003 p 18 ISBN 978 1 84176 561 7Sources edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Monstrelet Enguerrand de Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 18 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 745 External links editWorks by Enguerrand de Monstrelet at Project Gutenberg The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet translated by Thomas Johnes vol 1 1840 vol 2 1849 on Google Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enguerrand de Monstrelet amp oldid 1190918735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
