Sold for:
$900
$900
Foleville, Jean de; Mayor of Paris under Charles VI (1389-1401) Sealed parchment document, or vidimus, 1395, with old folds and some wrinkling, 11 x 13 1/2 in. In this document, Jean is begging for tax money on behalf of "Charles the Mad" to fund the monarch's extensive wars, including the Hundred Years' War with England. Probably psychotic, the French king would sometimes claim that his name was George, or that he was made of glass, taking pains to protect himself against breakage.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18
