Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550
| Author | : Joni M. Hand |
| Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2013-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1409450236 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781409450238 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (238 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550 by : Joni M. Hand
Download or read book Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550 written by Joni M. Hand and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
