Chapter II: The Burgundian Period 31–62

The luxurious Dukes of Burgundy—Possessions of the House
of Burgundy—The Burgundian Court—Household of Philip the
Good—the Feast of the Pheasant—the Duke of Burgundy at the
Coronation of Louis XI—Arras Tapestries—Sumptuous
_Dressoirs_ and their Adornments—Celebrations in honour of
the Knights of the Golden Fleece—Luxury of Charles the
Bold—Charles the Bold at Trèves—Furnishings of the Abbey
of Saint-Maximin—Charles the Bold’s Second Marriage—
Furnishings of the Banqueting Hall at Bruges—Descriptions
by Olivier de la Marche—Aliénor of Poitiers’ Descriptions
of the Furniture of the Duchess of Burgundy’s Apartments—
Rich _Dressoirs_—the _Drageoir_ and its Etiquette—the
Etiquette of the _Escarbeau_—Philip the Bold’s Artisans—
Flemish Carving—the _Forme_ or _Banc_—Burgundian
Workmanship—Ecclesiastical Work—Noted Carvers—Furniture of
the Period—the “Golden Age of Tapestry”—Embroideries—
Tapestry-weavers of the Low Countries—Introduction of
Italian Cartoons—Goldsmiths’ Work—Furniture of the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries.