Visualizing Household Health : : Medieval Women, Art, and Knowledge in the Régime du corps /

Visualizing Household Health : : Medieval Women, Art, and Knowledge in the Régime du corps / / Jennifer Borland.

In 1256, the countess of Provence, Beatrice of Savoy, enlisted her personal physician to create a health handbook to share with her daughters. Written in French and known as the Régime du corps, this health guide would become popular and influential, with nearly seventy surviving copies made over th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Arts 2022
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Borland, Jennifer,
Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 33 color/52 b&w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Visual Language of the Régime du corps
  • 2. The Illustrated Manuscripts and Their Audiences
  • 3. The Medical Context for the Régime du corps
  • 4. Household Management, Status, and the Care of the Body
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Summary of Illustrated Copies
  • Appendix 2: Scenes Depicted in Each Illustrated Copy
  • Appendix 3: Known Manuscript Copies of the Régime du corps
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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