Art, Identity and Devotion in Fourteenth-Century England - Paperback
Published Date:
Jan-04
Publisher:
British Library Publishing
ISBN:
9780712348508
Bibliographic Details:
Paperback, 384 pages, 246 x 176 mm, 8 colour illustrations and 145 black and white illustrations
Author:
Kathryn A Smith
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£19.95
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This book is the first major study of the De Lisle, De Bois and Neville of Hornby Hours, all made in the first half of the 14th century for three English women. The author, Kathryn A Smith, herself an expert in Gothic manuscript illumination, and art and piety in the early Christian and later medieval periods, looks at the ways in which the manuscripts mediated the devotional experience of their owners. She also explores the potential functions of illustrated books of hours as vehicles for self-examination and instruction, offering new insights into the issues of female patronage, literacy and book ownership, and the roles and uses of imagery in later medieval religion.
