Author Joni M. Hand sheds light on the reasons women of the Valois courts from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-sixteenth century commissioned devotional manuscripts. Visually interpreting the non-text elements-portraits, coats of arms, and marginalia-as well as the texts, Hand explores how the manuscripts were used to express the women's religious, political, and/or genealogical concerns. This study is arranged thematically according to the method in which the owner is represented. Recognizing the considerable influence these women had on the appearance of their books, Hand interrogates how the manuscripts became a means of self-expression beyond the realm of devotional practice. She reveals how noblewomen used their private devotional manuscripts as vehicles for self-definition, to reflect familial, political, and social concerns, and to preserve the devotional and cultural traditions of their families. Drawing on documentation of women's book collections that has been buried within the inventories of their fathers, husbands, or sons, Hand explores how these women contributed to the cultural and spiritual character of the courts, and played an integral role in the formation and evolution of the royal libraries in Northern Europe.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781409450238
eBay Product ID (ePID)
139952994
Product Key Features
Author
Joni M. Hand
Publication Name
Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Zoology, History
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
266 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
703g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Joni M. Hand
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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