The Queen's Library - Image-making at the Court of Anne of Brittany, 1477-1514

Informationen zum Autor Cynthia J. Brown Klappentext In The Queen's Library , Cynthia J. Brown examines the cultural issues surrounding female modes of empowerment and book production in late medieval and early Renaissance France. Zusammenfassung In The Queen's Library! Cynthia J. Brown examines the cultural issues surrounding female modes of empowerment and book production in late medieval and early Renaissance France. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter One. Rituals of Entry: Women and Books in Performance Chapter Two. Female Patronage and the Politics of Personification Allegory Chapter Three. Women Famous and Infamous: Court Controversies About Female Virtues Chapter Four. Famous Women in Mourning: Trials and Tribulations Chapter Five. Women Mourned Appendix. Manuscript and Printed Books Associated with Anne of Brittany List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

Product details

• Authors: Cynthia J Brown, Cynthia J. Brown
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.12.2010
• EAN: 9780812242829
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4282-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 235 mm x 35 mm
• Series: Material Texts; Material Texts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book