Armorial de Berry

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The Armorial de Berry is a significant work by the French herald Gilles le Bouvier, created around 1445. It is a roll of arms, a collection of heraldic descriptions and sometimes drawings of coats of arms. Le Bouvier traveled extensively, recording the arms of individuals from France, England, Scotland, Germany, Italy, and other European countries. This work provides valuable insights into the heraldry of the mid-15th century.1

The Armorial de Berry is distinct from Jean de France, duc de Berry, a prominent patron of the arts in the 14th and 15th centuries, for whom famous illuminated manuscripts were produced. It is also separate from Charles-Ferdinand de Bourbon, duke de Berry, whose murder in 1820 impacted the Restoration monarchy in France.234

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A notable roll is the Armorial de Berry, dating from about 1445, the work of a French herald, Gilles le Bouvier, who traveled widely and recorded arms borne in France, England, Scotland, Germany, Italy, and other European countries.
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A notable roll is the Armorial de Berry, dating from about 1445, the work of a French herald, Gilles le Bouvier, who traveled widely and recorded arms borne in France, England, Scotland, Germany, Italy, and other European countries.
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