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Claude-François Ménestrier

Ménestrier, Claude-François 1 linked works

France 1631 - 17051660s-1705

French Jesuit, heraldist, antiquarian, and theorist of spectacle, ceremony, emblems, and courtly representation. He is relevant to the project as a contextual author in the study of heraldry, chivalric display, ceremonial arms, and the symbolic language surrounding martial honour rather than as a fencing master.

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Previous Authority Arsène Vigeant Next Authority Carlo Giuseppe Colombani

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Authorized nameClaude-François Ménestrier

Sort nameMénestrier, Claude-François

Given namesClaude-François

Family nameMénestrier

Birth year1631

Death year1705

Floruit1660s-1705

NationalityFrance

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Sources: [Wikidata: Claude-François Ménestrier](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q687932) | [Wikimedia Commons authority summary](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Creator%3AClaude-Fran%C3%A7ois_M%C3%A9nestrier) Duplicate authority 2114 consolidated in quality phase 98b (2026-08-14).

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Book 1669 French France

Book · 1669 · French

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Authority name Claude-François Ménestrier

Nationality France

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