The Queen's Library : : Image-Making at the Court of Anne of Brittany, 1477-1514 / / Cynthia J. Brown.
What do the physical characteristics of the books acquired by elite women in the late medieval and early modern periods tell us about their owners, and what in particular can their illustrations-especially their illustrations of women-reveal? Centered on Anne, duchess of Brittany and twice queen of...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] ©2011 |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Material Texts
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (416 p.) :; 48 illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- Chapter One. Rituals of Entry: Women and Books in Performance
- Chapter Two. Female Patronage and the Politics of Personifi cation 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
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Acknowledgments