Une chronique rédigée «selonc les estores rimés»: à propos du travail de compilation de Philippe Mousket

This article examines the Chronique rimée by Philippe Mousket (c. 1240), with particular attention to its hybrid use of epic and historiographical sources. By analyzing the structure and content of the chronicle–especially its first part dedicated to Charlemagne–it highlights how Mousket integrates chansons de geste into his narrative, drawing from both oral tradition and lost epic texts. The study further investigates Mousket’s reliance on the Geste de France and the pseudo-Turpin chronicle, identifying the textual tradition most likely used as source. The article argues that Mousket stands at the origin of a turpino-rolandian tradition, preceding similar compilatory strategies in later authors such as Jean d’Outremeuse and David Aubert. Beyond its literary features, the Chronique rimée also emerges as a politically engaged work that glorifies Capetian monarchy and Charlemagne’s legacy, aligning historiographical ambition with the ideological and aristocratic values of 13th-century Tournai.