Painting the Hortus deliciarum : medieval women, wisdom, and time

Painting the Hortus deliciarum medieval women, wisdom, and time

"Examines the visual traditions in a lost late twelfth-century manuscript, the Hortus deliciarum, compiled by Abbess Herrad for the sisters of Hohenbourg Abbey in Alsace. Argues that the topic of time, in the context of history, astronomy, and the calendar, was of central importance to the wome...

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1. Verfasser: Joyner, Danielle (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: University Park, Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania State University Press 2016
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Herrad > Illustrations > Herrad approximately 1130-1195 > Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > Women in Christianity > History > Christian women > Education > Time > France > Illuminierte Handschrift > Geschichte 1175-1200 > Frau > Geistesleben > Frömmigkeit > Geschichte 500-1500
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Zusammenfassung:"Examines the visual traditions in a lost late twelfth-century manuscript, the Hortus deliciarum, compiled by Abbess Herrad for the sisters of Hohenbourg Abbey in Alsace. Argues that the topic of time, in the context of history, astronomy, and the calendar, was of central importance to the women's education"--Provided by publisher
Introduction : the garden of delights -- Feminae, libri, et "Hortus deliciarum" -- Stellae et tempora -- Artes et computus -- Horae, elementa, et sapientia -- Ecclesia et historia
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-230) and index
Beschreibung:xiv, 242 Seiten
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26 cm
ISBN:9780271070889
978-0-271-07088-9
0271070889
0-271-07088-9