Courtrai Chest

Reflections on Medieval Art, Politics, and the Courtrai Chest

Christopher — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:17:36 +0000

Reflections on Medieval Art, Politics, and the Courtrai Chest

Joseph W. Mason

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(2022): 17

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Courtrai Chest

Battle of the Golden Spurs

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Just outside the town of Courtrai, on 11 July 1302, an army of French nobles clashed in battle with an army primarily of Flemish guildsmen, artisans and peasants who had little military experience. The events leading up to the battle and the battle itself are depicted on the Courtrai Chest, a wooden chest whose oak front was carved shortly after the battle in Flanders. In the early twentieth century, the chest was discovered at one of the ��ֶ��Ƶ holdings in Stanton St John and brought to the college.

The Courtrai Chest, 14th-century Flemish school

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