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The Bal des Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men or Savages) on January 28, 1393 at Castle Saint Pol, Paris. Charles VI danced disguised as a wild man along with 5 members of the nobility. When a fire casued by a torch broke out, 4 of the men, whose costumes were covered in pitch, died. From the Chronicles, by Jean Froissart. 1468-1469. Inv. Dep. Breslau 1, vol. 4, 156recto. Manuscript Division.
Location
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin/Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz/Berlin/Germany
Unique Identifier
ART491469
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Purpose
Public
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4248px × 5230px
Photo Credit
bpk Bildagentur / (name of museum) /(name of photographer) / Art Resource, NY
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15th century CE
Ball, Dance
Charles VI of France (1368-1422)
Chronicle (Manuscript)
Court Life
Fire
French
Gothic (1150-1500)
Hennin, Headgear
Illuminated Manuscript
Interior, Depiction of
Marginalia
Masked Ball
Monkey
Pig
Primitive Man
Suckling