Visibility and Exclusivity: The Tombs of Blanche (d.1243) and Jean (d.1248) of France in the Cistercian Abbey of Royaumont
(2025) Tomb Monuments in Medieval Europe. Volume I — ISBN: [9781915774309], p. 313-349, published
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- Between 1248 and 1260, two elaborate tomb monuments were constructed for the abbey of Royaumont (Asnières-sur-Oise, Val d’Oise). Intended for the burial and commemoration of Blanche (1240–43) and Jean (1247–48), children of King Louis IX of France (r.1226–70), these two tombs were located near the high altar inside the Cistercian abbey church. Even though the monuments of Blanche and Jean have been included in almost every survey of medieval French tombs or Limoges enamel work since the beginning of the nineteenth century, there has been little scholarly attention relating to their placement within their original context and for the intended audience of the monuments. Much still remains to be explored about the location, accessibility and visibility of these two children’s tombs at Royaumont. This chapter will therefore offer a contextual analysis and propose a reconstruction of the monuments’ original locations inside the royal Cistercian abbey.
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Muijtjens, P. (2025). Visibility and Exclusivity: The Tombs of Blanche (d.1243) and Jean (d.1248) of France in the Cistercian Abbey of Royaumont. In Paul Cockerham et Christian Steer (eds.) (ed.), Tomb Monuments in Medieval Europe. Volume I (p. p. 313-349). Paul Cockerham & Christian Steer.