An Annotated Bibliography of Printed and Online Primary Sources for the Middle Ages

Froissart, Jean
lived c. 1337-1404

Jean Froissart was a French poet and historian of the fourteenth century born in Valenciennes about 1337. In 1361, he became court poet and historian for Philippa of Hainault, the queen consort of Edward III of England. He spent much of his life traveling and recorded the events of the European wars from 1328 till 1400 in Chroniques de France, d’Angleterre, d’Ecosse, de Bretagne, de Gascogne, de Flandre et lieux circonvoisins. Additionally, Froissart is known for his love poems. TLM

• Wikipedia
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Jean Froissart’s Chronicles
• Bibliography

OMSB Records by Froissart, Jean:

• Muhlberger, Steven, ed., Deeds of Arms: A Collection of Accounts of Formal Deeds of Arms of the Fourteenth Century (University of Nipissing, 2003).
• Amt, Emilie, ed., Medieval England 1000-1500: A Reader (Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures, VI. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview Press, 2000).
• Bourchier, John, trans.; Lord Berners, trans., The Chronicles of Froissart (New York: Harvard Classics: P. F. Collier & Son Company, 1910).
• Muhlberger, Steve, ed.; Johnes, Thomas, trans., Tales from Froissart (Nipissing University Website, 2005).
• Brereton, Geoffrey, trans., Chronicles (New York: Penguin Classics, 1968 [rpt. 1981]).
• Ainsworth, Peter, ed.; Croenen, Godfried, ed., Jean Froissart Chroniques Livre III Le Manuscrit Saint-Vincent de Besançon Tome I (Geneva: Librarie DROZ S.A., 2007).