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9780271070889 Academic Inspection Copy

Painting the Hortus deliciarum

Medieval Women, Wisdom, and Time
  • ISBN-13: 9780271070889
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Danielle B. Joyner
  • Price: AUD $195.00
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  • Local release date: 15/04/2016
  • Format: Hardback 256 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Photography & photographs [AJ]
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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.


List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

introduction:

The Garden of Delights

1 Feminae, Libri, et “Hortus deliciarum”

2 Stellae et Tempora

3 Artes et Computus

4 Horae, Elementa, et Sapientia

5 Ecclesia et Historia

conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index


“Joyner has made a solid contribution to the study of twelfth-century monastic literature and to the study of the Hortus Deliciarum in particular. Her volume, beautifully illustrated and extensively documented, should find a place in academic libraries and, it is hoped, will provide a useful springboard for future study of this rich and enigmatic masterpiece.”

—Anne-Marie Bouché, CAA.Reviews

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