Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris, 1405-1449

This intimate chronicle invites listeners into the bustling heart of early‑15th‑century Paris, where a nameless middle‑class observer records the turbulence of Charles VI’s troubled reign and the rise of Charles VII. His entries capture everything from royal intrigues and battlefield news to the everyday concerns of merchants, clergy, and ordinary citizens, offering a vivid, ground‑level portrait of a city on the brink of transformation.

The accompanying introduction reads like a literary detective story, tracing the tangled journey of the manuscript from medieval copies in Paris and Rome to the modern printed editions that have shaped its reputation. Scholars compare marginal notes, correct typographic errors, and piece together clues about the author’s identity, revealing how each generation of editors has reshaped the text. Listeners will appreciate both the raw immediacy of the original diary and the meticulous scholarship that brings this fragment of history back to life.