The
Ranums'
Panat Times
Volume 1, redone Dec. 2014
A contemporary engraving and map of the Cour du Palais
The Cour du Palais as seen from the entryway adjacent to the Chapel of Saint-Michel
The ornate structure in the center of the engraving is the Cour des Comptes, with its monumental arcaded staircase. Part of the Sainte-Chapelle can be seen at the right. The choir school's roof is concealed by the staircase leading to the upper chapel. (Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and her husband lived in one of the shadowed structures at the left.)
A map of the Cour du Palais:
The apartment of the music master and choirboys was immediately below the Chambre des Comptes. Charpentier was buried in the cemetery just behind the apse of the Sainte-Chapelle, which was separated from the Cour du Palais ou du May by a ring of shops. (AN, Q1* 10991 66vo)