Sealed in Parchment - Rereadings of Knighthood in the Illuminated Manuscripts of Chretien de Troyes

Summary

The 44 surviving manuscripts of the work of Chretien de Troyes pose a number of questions about who used these books and in what way. In "Sealed in Parchment", Sandra Hindman scrutinizes both text and images to reveal what the manuscripts can tell us about medieval society and politics.

Product details

• Authors: Sandra Hindman, Hindman Sandra
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.10.1994
• EAN: 9780226341552
• ISBN: 978-0-226-34155-2
• No. of pages: 239
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 24 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 595 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Illustration, French, European History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, DESIGN / History & Criticism, CE period up to c 1500, History of Art, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, history of design, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Medieval style, ART / History / European / Medieval