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Overview"In medieval England, women in labor wrapped birth girdles around their abdomens to protect themselves and their unborn children. These parchment or paper rolls replicated the ""girdle relics"" of the Virgin Mary and other saints loaned to queens and noblewomen, extending childbirth protection to women of all classes. This book examines the texts and images of nine English birth girdles produced between the reigns of Richard II and Henry VIII. Cultural artifacts of lay devotion within the birthing chamber, the birth girdles offered the solace and promise of faith to the parturient woman and her attendants amid religious dissent, political upheaval, recurring epidemics, and the onset of print." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary MorsePublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter ISBN: 9781501518140ISBN 10: 1501518143 Pages: 500 Publication Date: 13 June 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1: Philadelphia, Redemptorist Archives, olim Esopus Chapter 2: London, British Library, Harley Charter 43.A14 Chapter 3: New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Takamiya Depository, Takamiya MS 56 Chapter 4: New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 410 Chapter 5: New York, Morgan Library & Museum, Glazier MS 39 Chapter 6: London, British Library, Additional MS 88929 (Prince Henry's roll) Chapter 7: London, British Library, Harley Roll T.11 Chapter 8: London, Wellcome Collection, Wellcome MS 632 Chapter 9: London, British Library, STC 14547.5 Conclusion: From Orthodoxy to Heresy Appendix 1: Two Childbirth Units in the Birth Girdles Appendix 2: New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Takamiya Depository, Takamiya MS 56 Appendix 3: New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 410 Appendix 4: London, British Library, STC 14547.5 Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationMary Morse specializes in medieval women’s devotional and childbirth practices. She is Professor Emerita of English and past director of the Gender and Sexuality Studies program at Rider University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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