The issue describes the literary profusion (manuscripts and printed works) that characterised the court of Burgundy and in particular that of the "Grand Duke of the West, Philip the Good", whose bookshop was particularly well-stocked with works produced in the region of the "Burgundian Low Countries", around the towns of Lille, Bruges and Antwerp. Read More
In this issue, the journal nord' presents the prolific literature of northern France and the "Burgundian Netherlands" in the 15th and early 16th centuries. Under the reign of the Dukes of Burgundy, the region produced a large number of texts (novels, prose settings, history, travel accounts, etc.) that demonstrate the vitality of literary creation in this region, supported by the production of illuminated manuscripts of great decorative richness, much of it intended to glorify the Dukes of Burgundy, patrons of the authors and the production workshops.