A

Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), 53

Abel, king of Denmark, 131

acclamation (incl. laudes ), 6 , 50 , 53 -54, 65 , 141 , 158 , 171 , 189 , 190 , 197 , 198 , 207

accounts, papal (cameral), 180 , 189

Adrian IV, pope, 126 , 127

Adventius, bishop of Metz, 23

Alexander III, pope, 126 , 131

Alexander IV, pope, 183

allegory (allegorical interpretation), 3 , 5 , 99 , 107 -109, 112

Alleluya terminations and tracts, 206 -207, 210

Anglican church, 229 -231 passim, 233

Anjou, duke of, 79 , 80

Annals of St. Bertin , 16 -34 passim

Anne of Beaujeu, regent of France, 89

Anne of Brittany, queen of France, 89 , 90 , 108 , 109 , 198.

See also sacre

Ansegis, archbishop of Sens, 21

archirex , 132 , 136

aristocracy (magnates, primores ), 18 , 21 -22, 23 , 24 , 25 , 38 , 139 ;

role in coronations, 49 , 50 , 67 , 77 -81 passim, 134 .

See also peers of France

Aristotle, 162

armillae , 158 , 174

Avignon, 8 , 179 -196 passim;

papal cathedral, 186 ;

palace, 184 -185, 192

Avril, François, 46 , 61