Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550
by HAND, Joni M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Brugge, Belgium
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Ashgate,, 2013.. 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 womens 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 womens 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.. 251 pages, includes 51 b&w illustrations. Hard cover and dust jacket. New copy Manuscripts
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquariaat Marc Van de Wiele (BE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16607
- Title
- Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550
- Author
- HAND, Joni M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Author Joni M. Hand sheds light on the reasons women of the Valo
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ashgate,
- Date Published
- 2013.
Terms of Sale
Antiquariaat Marc Van de Wiele
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Antiquariaat Marc Van de Wiele
Biblio member since 2016
Brugge
About Antiquariaat Marc Van de Wiele
In 1976 Marc Van de Wiele rents a small shop in Prinsenhof, in Bruges. In 1977 he marries Anette. They move to the Sint-Salvatorskoorstraat, very close to the Simon Stévin square, a few years later.
In 1992, they buy and renovate a historical building on the corner of the Sint-Salvatorskerkhof and the Heilige Geeststraat.
Since forty years Marc Van de Wiele specialises in illustrated books from the 15th till the 20th century: books of hours, incunabula, natural history, atlases, medical books and books of artists. In 2004 Nathalie Van de Wiele (degree in romance languages) came into the business.
In 1992, they buy and renovate a historical building on the corner of the Sint-Salvatorskerkhof and the Heilige Geeststraat.
Since forty years Marc Van de Wiele specialises in illustrated books from the 15th till the 20th century: books of hours, incunabula, natural history, atlases, medical books and books of artists. In 2004 Nathalie Van de Wiele (degree in romance languages) came into the business.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: