Oswald von Wolkenstein and the honours conferred upon him by Queen Isabeauof France

Oswald's decoration by queen Isabeau belongs to the hitherto unnoticed high lights in Franco-German literary relations of the Middle Ages. The latest h istorical research on the French queen as well as evidence from French chro nicles enable us to reconstruct the background of this event. Reconstructin g the historical background to Oswald's sojourn in France enables us-in a s econd step-to shed new light on the artist's early repertoire and the possi ble reasons for the honour he received at the court of Paris.