Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350–1550

Author:   Joni M. Hand
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781409450238


Pages:   266
Publication Date:   28 January 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Joni M. Hand
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9781409450238


ISBN 10:   1409450236
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   28 January 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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'The area of medieval women's literacy, patronage, and engagement with books and visual culture more broadly is one that warrants continued expansion, and Joni M. Hand's book undoubtedly makes an important contribution to this field. Furthermore, it also stands as a worthy model of scholarly work that straddles medieval and Renaissance or Early Modern studies. Especially in art history, these fields remain surprisingly and unfortunately distanced from one another, and projects like this one are key to alleviating this gap.' Sehepunkte 'By looking deeply at these manuscripts, the reader is able to learn much about the self-expression and self-definition of the women who commissioned and used these materials.' Magistra 'Hand's study will have special appeal to graduate students and scholars new to the area of women's patronage studies in this French milieu, for she provides encapsulated biographies of the many women who owned, commissioned, gave, inherited, or even borrowed manuscript books.' Speculum '...a thoroughgoing survey of female book-owners in the late Middle Ages... Hand's detailed examination of specific examples, generously illustrated, allows her to explore the personal meaning that many of these books may have had for their owners.' Medium Aevum 'Readers from many disciplines will appreciate the extensive overview Hand provides ... intriguing associations between the images, the women who owned the manuscripts, and the richness of their religious and personal context.' Early Modern Women Journal 'Hand's argument is compelling. She offers to art historians, book historians, and literary scholars both a useful synthesis of existing scholarship and an insightful new perspective on how noblewomen actively participated in the literary and cultural life of their courts.' SHARP News


'The area of medieval women's literacy, patronage, and engagement with books and visual culture more broadly is one that warrants continued expansion, and Joni M. Hand's book undoubtedly makes an important contribution to this field. Furthermore, it also stands as a worthy model of scholarly work that straddles medieval and Renaissance or Early Modern studies. Especially in art history, these fields remain surprisingly and unfortunately distanced from one another, and projects like this one are key to alleviating this gap.' Sehepunkte 'By looking deeply at these manuscripts, the reader is able to learn much about the self-expression and self-definition of the women who commissioned and used these materials.' Magistra 'Hand’s study will have special appeal to graduate students and scholars new to the area of women’s patronage studies in this French milieu, for she provides encapsulated biographies of the many women who owned, commissioned, gave, inherited, or even borrowed manuscript books.' Speculum '...a thoroughgoing survey of female book-owners in the late Middle Ages... Hand's detailed examination of specific examples, generously illustrated, allows her to explore the personal meaning that many of these books may have had for their owners.' Medium Aevum 'Readers from many disciplines will appreciate the extensive overview Hand provides ... intriguing associations between the images, the women who owned the manuscripts, and the richness of their religious and personal context.' Early Modern Women Journal 'Hand's argument is compelling. She offers to art historians, book historians, and literary scholars both a useful synthesis of existing scholarship and an insightful new perspective on how noblewomen actively participated in the literary and cultural life of their courts.' SHARP News


'The area of medieval women's literacy, patronage, and engagement with books and visual culture more broadly is one that warrants continued expansion, and Joni M. Hand's book undoubtedly makes an important contribution to this field. Furthermore, it also stands as a worthy model of scholarly work that straddles medieval and Renaissance or Early Modern studies. Especially in art history, these fields remain surprisingly and unfortunately distanced from one another, and projects like this one are key to alleviating this gap.' Sehepunkte 'By looking deeply at these manuscripts, the reader is able to learn much about the self-expression and self-definition of the women who commissioned and used these materials.' Magistra 'Hands study will have special appeal to graduate students and scholars new to the area of women's patronage studies in this French milieu, for she provides encapsulated biographies of the many women who owned, commissioned, gave, inherited, or even borrowed manuscript books.' Speculum '...a thoroughgoing survey of female book-owners in the late Middle Ages... Hand's detailed examination of specific examples, generously illustrated, allows her to explore the personal meaning that many of these books may have had for their owners.' Medium Aevum 'Readers from many disciplines will appreciate the extensive overview Hand provides ... intriguing associations between the images, the women who owned the manuscripts, and the richness of their religious and personal context.' Early Modern Women Journal 'Hand's argument is compelling. She offers to art historians, book historians, and literary scholars both a useful synthesis of existing scholarship and an insightful new perspective on how noblewomen actively participated in the literary and cultural life of their courts.' SHARP News


'The area of medieval women's literacy, patronage, and engagement with books and visual culture more broadly is one that warrants continued expansion, and Joni M. Hand's book undoubtedly makes an important contribution to this field. Furthermore, it also stands as a worthy model of scholarly work that straddles medieval and Renaissance or Early Modern studies. Especially in art history, these fields remain surprisingly and unfortunately distanced from one another, and projects like this one are key to alleviating this gap.' Sehepunkte 'By looking deeply at these manuscripts, the reader is able to learn much about the self-expression and self-definition of the women who commissioned and used these materials.' Magistra 'Hand's study will have special appeal to graduate students and scholars new to the area of women's patronage studies in this French milieu, for she provides encapsulated biographies of the many women who owned, commissioned, gave, inherited, or even borrowed manuscript books.' Speculum '...a thoroughgoing survey of female book-owners in the late Middle Ages... Hand's detailed examination of specific examples, generously illustrated, allows her to explore the personal meaning that many of these books may have had for their owners.' Medium Aevum 'Readers from many disciplines will appreciate the extensive overview Hand provides ... intriguing associations between the images, the women who owned the manuscripts, and the richness of their religious and personal context.' Early Modern Women Journal 'Hand's argument is compelling. She offers to art historians, book historians, and literary scholars both a useful synthesis of existing scholarship and an insightful new perspective on how noblewomen actively participated in the literary and cultural life of their courts.' SHARP News


'The area of medieval women's literacy, patronage, and engagement with books and visual culture more broadly is one that warrants continued expansion, and Joni M. Hand's book undoubtedly makes an important contribution to this field. Furthermore, it also stands as a worthy model of scholarly work that straddles medieval and Renaissance or Early Modern studies. Especially in art history, these fields remain surprisingly and unfortunately distanced from one another, and projects like this one are key to alleviating this gap.' Sehepunkte 'By looking deeply at these manuscripts, the reader is able to learn much about the self-expression and self-definition of the women who commissioned and used these materials.' Magistra 'Hand's study will have special appeal to graduate students and scholars new to the area of women's patronage studies in this French milieu, for she provides encapsulated biographies of the many women who owned, commissioned, gave, inherited, or even borrowed manuscript books.' Speculum '...a thoroughgoing survey of female book-owners in the late Middle Ages... Hand's detailed examination of specific examples, generously illustrated, allows her to explore the personal meaning that many of these books may have had for their owners.' Medium Aevum 'Readers from many disciplines will appreciate the extensive overview Hand provides ... intriguing associations between the images, the women who owned the manuscripts, and the richness of their religious and personal context.' Early Modern Women Journal 'Hand's argument is compelling. She offers to art historians, book historians, and literary scholars both a useful synthesis of existing scholarship and an insightful new perspective on how noblewomen actively participated in the literary and cultural life of their courts.' SHARP News


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Joni M. Hand is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Southeast Missouri State University. She specializes in manuscripts produced in Northern Europe and gender in the late Middle Ages.

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