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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rosemarie McGerrPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780253356413ISBN 10: 0253356415 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 15 November 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Preface Introduction: The Margin and the Center—Framing a Reading of a Legal Manuscript 1. The Yale New Statutes Manuscript and Medieval English Statute Books: Similarities and Differences 2. Royal Portraits and Royal Arms: The Iconography of the Yale New Statutes Manuscript 3. The Queen and the Lancastrian Cause: The Yale New Statutes Manuscript and Margaret of Anjou 4. Educating the Prince: The Yale New Statutes Manuscript and Lancastrian Mirrors for Princes 5. ""Grace Be Our Guide"": The Cultural Significance of a Medieval Law Book Appendix 1: Chronology of Events Appendix 2: Codicological Description of New Haven, Yale Law School, Lillian Goldman Law Library MssG +St11 no.1 Notes Bibliography Index Plates appear after page 000."Reviews<p> The study presents an original and a highly important reading of theimagery of this distinctively illustrated copy of the New Statutes.. ..ProfessorMcGerr skillfully interweaves the study of codicology, iconography, history andliterature offering fresh and expansive interpretations of the interaction of itsvisual and verbal discourses. -- James H. Marrow, Professor Emeritus of ArtHistory, <br>Princeton University<br>--James H. Marrow, Professor Emeritus of Art History, Princeton University <p> The study presents an original and a highly important reading of theimagery of this distinctively illustrated copy of the 'New Statutes.'... ProfessorMcGerr skillfully interweaves the study of codicology, iconography, history andliterature offering fresh and expansive interpretations of the interaction of itsvisual and verbal discourses. -- James H. Marrow, Professor Emeritus of Art HistoryPrinceton University<br>--James H. Marrow, Professor Emeritus of Art History Princeton University Author InformationRosemarie McGerr is Professor of Comparative Literature and Director of the Medieval Studies Institute at Indiana University Bloomington. She is author of Chaucer's Open Books: Resistance to Closure in Medieval Discourse and The Pilgrimage of the Soul: A Critical Edition of the Middle English Dream Vision. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |