Figure holding coat of arms, Treasury Room, Palais
Sculptural detail of a figure holding the coat of arms of Jacques Coeur, with shells (coquilles Saint-Jacques) and hearts (coeurs), in the Salle du Tresor or treasury room, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. This small room has an iron door and was used for keeping the most precious objects in the household safe. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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