with this prestigious foundation, just as recent excavations have revealed other churches
on the abbey site.
William W.Clark
[See also: DENIS; GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE; GOTHIC ART; GRANDES
CHRONIQUES DE FRANCE; HILDUIN OF SAINT-DENIS; HISTORIOGRAPHY;
PIERRE DE MONTREUIL; SUGER]
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SAINT-GELAYS, OCTAVIEN DE
(1468–1502). Writer and translator. Born into an important family in Cognac, Saint-
Gelays studied law in Paris, was introduced to the royal court, and in 1494 became
bishop of Angoulême. His extensive literary production was as varied as his life. During
the reign of Charles VIII, he was notable as a poet of circumstance, inspired among other
events by the death of the king, but he also wrote a Débat de l’homme de cour et de
l’homme des champs, His most important work, the Séjour d’Honneur (1490–94) is a
combination of verse (8,794 lines) and prose reflecting a remarkable array of literary
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