Bourges astronomical clock

The Bourges astronomical clock is an astronomical clock in Bourges Cathedral in Bourges, France.

The clock was designed by Jean Fusoris and installed in November 1424. It was given by Charles VII (the "Little King of Bourges" – at this point of the Hundred Years' War, Charles VII ruled only a small area around his court at Bourges, with Henry VI of England recognised as King of England and France) to the townspeople of Bourges, on the occasion of the baptism of his son the Dauphin (the future Louis XI). It is the oldest extant astronomical clock in France.[1][2]

  1. ^ Chevalier, Michel (1997). La France des cathédrales : du IVe au XXe (in French). Éditions Ouest-France. p. 327.
  2. ^ Poulle, Emmanuel (1963). "L'horloge astronomique de la cathédrale de Bourges". Bulletin de la Société nationale des Antiquaires de France (in French). 1961 (1): 168–175. doi:10.3406/bsnaf.1963.6557.