Chansonnier du Roi

The Manuscrit du Roi or Chansonnier du Roi ("King's Manuscript" or "King's Songbook" in English) is a prominent songbook compiled towards the middle of the thirteenth century, probably between 1255 and 1260 and a major testimony of European medieval music.

The manuscript contains more than 600 songs composed for the most part between the late twelfth and early thirteenth century.

It contains as an addendum a booklet of songs by King Theobald I of Navarre, sometimes known as manuscript Mt.

Around 85% of its material is French, while only 61 songs are by troubadours, in a Frenchified form of Occitan.

Eighteen pages are missing and several decorative initials have been cut out, but it remains a major testimony of medieval music.