Medieval Art in Motion
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Medieval Art in Motion

The Inventory and Gift Giving of Queen Clémence de Hongrie

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Medieval Art in Motion

The Inventory and Gift Giving of Queen Clémence de Hongrie

About this book

In this visually rich volume, Mariah Proctor-Tiffany reconstructs the art collection and material culture of the fourteenth-century French queen Clémence de Hongrie, illuminating the way the royal widow gave objects as part of a deliberate strategy to create a lasting legacy for herself and her family in medieval Paris.

After the sudden death of her husband, King Louis X, and the loss of her promised income, young ClĂ©mence fought for her high social status by harnessing the visual power of possessions, displaying them, and offering her luxurious objects as gifts. ClĂ©mence adeptly performed the role of queen, making a powerful argument for her place at court and her income as she adorned her body, the altars of her chapels, and her dining tables with sculptures, paintings, extravagant textiles, manuscripts, and jewelry—the exclusive accoutrements of royalty. Proctor-Tiffany analyzes the queen's collection, maps the geographic trajectories of her gifts of art, and interprets ClĂ©mence's generosity using anthropological theories of exchange and gift giving.

Engaging with the art inventory of a medieval French woman, this lavishly illustrated microhistory sheds light on the material and social culture of the late Middle Ages. Scholars and students of medieval art, women's studies, digital mapping, and the anthropology of ritual and gift giving especially will welcome Proctor-Tiffany's meticulous research.

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Information

Publisher
Penn State University Press
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9780271081120
eBook ISBN
9780271083056
Topic
Arte
Subtopic
Arte europeo

Table of contents

  1. COVER Front
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. Notes to Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: The Life, Times, and Art of an International Queen
  8. Notes to Chapter 1
  9. Chapter 2: Systems of Exchange Moving Art and Material Culture
  10. Notes to Chapter 2
  11. Chapter 3: The Body, the Altar, and the Table Possessions and Sites of Identity Proclamation
  12. Notes to Chapter 3
  13. Chapter 4: The Queen’s Manuscripts and Identity
  14. Notes to Chapter 4
  15. Chapter 5: Gift Giving in the Gothic World
  16. Notes to Chapter 5
  17. Chapter 6: The Queen and Ritual Gift Giving
  18. Notes to Chapter 6
  19. Chapter 7: Gifts to Individuals, Near and Far
  20. Notes to Chapter 7
  21. Conclusion
  22. Notes
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index