Chansonnier de Maurepas

The Chansonnier de Maurepas is a significant historical manuscript collection of songs, vaudevilles, sonnets, epigrams, epitaphs, and other satirical and historical verses dating from 1355 to 1747. 

It is associated with Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas, and offers rich insight into French literary and cultural life, especially during the 17th and 18th centuries. 

The collection complements the Chansonnier de Clairambault and includes diverse pieces highlighting social, political, and cultural themes of the time. 

These manuscripts are preserved in the Bibliothèque nationale de France and have been studied and published in various editions, highlighting their importance for understanding early modern French history and literature.