The Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) is inviting the public to help acquire a rare manuscript, Enseignements et de l’Histoire du siège de Brest, written by Anne de France (1461-1522). This document, classified as a national treasure in 2025, was copied and decorated in Lyon around 1505. It had been thought lost until it was recently discovered in a private collection and offered for sale through the auction house Christie’s. The BnF is now seeking public contributions to purchase it, with the deadline set for December 31, 2026. If acquired, the manuscript will join the Manuscripts department’s collection, preserving Anne de France’s spiritual and moral teachings for future generations. Anne de France, the daughter of King Louis XI and regent during the minority of her brother Charles VIII, was one of the most influential women of the Renaissance. She authored these two texts, her only known literary works, which she wrote for her daughter, Suzanne de Bourbon. In them, Anne de France shares her views on power, life, and the role of women in a male-dominated society. The manuscript is not only a historical document but also a rare artistic creation and a previously unknown literary piece, offering insight into an author who has long been overlooked. The manuscript is richly illuminated and contains twenty miniatures, including three full-page illustrations, attributed to the Master of the Entry of François Ier to Lyon. These images provide valuable information about the artistry of Lyon’s illumination workshops during the 15th and 16th centuries. The book also features an autograph ex-libris (a bookplate) from Suzanne de Bourbon, along with an exceptional binding that includes her name and family motto. This makes the manuscript a unique artifact, connecting it directly to the Bourbon family and their cultural legacy. Anne de France was a powerful figure who governed two duchies on behalf of her daughter. Her court in Moulins became a center of learning and culture, attracting prominent artists and writers of the time. Around 1504, she wrote Enseignements, a treatise on education for her 13-year-old daughter, inspired by Christine de Pizan, a renowned medieval writer. In this work, Anne de France reflects on the responsibilities and legitimacy of women in positions of power, offering a perspective that has been largely overlooked in historical narratives. Acquiring this manuscript will enhance the BnF’s collection of manuscripts from the Bourbon family, which already includes around forty works by Anne de France and four by Suzanne de Bourbon. It will also contribute to the Library’s growing collection on medieval and Renaissance women’s literature, which already includes significant works by Christine de Pizan. Once restored, the manuscript will be digitized and displayed at the BnF. It will be accessible to researchers in the Manuscripts department and available to the public through Gallica, the BnF’s digital library.