Gender, Piety, and Production in Fourteenth-Century English Apocalypse Manuscripts

NOTE EDITORE

Gender, Piety, and Production in Fourteenth-Century English Apocalypse Manuscripts is the first in-depth study of three textually and iconographically diverse Apocalypses illustrated in England in the first half of the fourteenth century by a single group of artists. It offers a close look at a group of illuminators previously on the fringe of art historical scholarship, challenging the commonly-held perception of them as mere craftsmen at a time when both audiences and methods of production were becoming increasingly varied. Analyzing the manuscripts’ codicological features, visual and textual programmes, and social contexts, it explores the mechanisms of a fourteenth-century commercial workshop and traces the customization of these books of the same genre to the needs and expectations of varied readers, revealing the crucial influence of their female audience. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of English medieval art, medieval manuscripts, and the medieval Apocalypse, as well as medievalists interested in late medieval spirituality and theology, medieval religious and intellectual culture, book patronage and ownership, and female patronage and ownership.

SOMMARIO

Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction A Fourteenth-Century Group of English Apocalypse Illuminators Workshop Practice and the Question of Authorship Compilation and Readership Chapter 1. Seeing with Spiritual Eyes: The Pepys Apocalypse A Workshop Model Seeing with ‘Spiritual Eyes’ Eucharistic Devotion and Bridal Mysticism ‘Le bon prelat’ The Pepys Apocalypse and the Cura Monialium Conclusion Chapter 2. A Book Designed for a Lady: The Selden Apocalypse The Owner of the Book A Book for Teaching The Illuminator as Compiler A Literal Apocalypse Tying Évangile to Apocalypse: Alpha and Omega Conclusion Chapter 3. Knowledge and Ascent: The Brussels Apocalypse The Lumere as lais Knowledge and Ascent ‘Seint Pol le apostre’ and the Moral Emphasis Close Relations The Brussels Apocalypse as an Exemplar and Mental Substitute for a Lost Image More Images in the Margins Conclusion Chapter 4. Concluding Remarks: The Care of Souls and the Artist as Author Diverse Readers and the Care of Souls Customized Practices and Questions of Authorship Bibliography Index

AUTORE

Renana Bartal is Senior Lecturer in the Art History department at Tel Aviv University, Israel.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781138352698
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 1.00 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 80 b/w images, 5 color images, 80 halftones and 5 color halftones
• Pagine Arabe: 182