BEAUMANOIR, PHILIPPE DE REMI, SIRE DE (d. 1296), French jurist, was born in the early part of the 13th cen tury. The few facts known regarding him are gathered from legal documents: it appears that in 1273 he held the post of bailli at Senlis, and in 128o a similar office at Clermont ; he also pre sided at assizes held at various towns. His chief work, Couturnes de Beauvoisis (169o). It is one of the best works of old French law, and was much admired by Montesquieu. Beaumanoir was also a poet, and left over 20,000 verses : among his poems are "La Manekine," "Jehan et Blonde," and "Salut d'Amour."