Painting the Hortus deliciarum : medieval women, wisdom, and time / Danielle B. Joyner.
Painting the Hortus deliciarum : medieval women, wisdom, and time / Danielle B. Joyner.
Painting the Hortus deliciarum : medieval women, wisdom, and time / Danielle B. Joyner.
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Publisher
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
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GQ 2016/266
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 242 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction : the garden of delights -- Feminae, libri, et "Hortus deliciarum" -- Stellae et tempora -- Artes et computus -- Horae, elementa, et sapientia -- Ecclesia et historia.
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Publisher
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"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.
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Painting the Hortus deliciarum : medieval women, wisdom, and time / Danielle B. Joyner.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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GQ 2016/266
Record Identifier
74VKzoWR5kLX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzoWR5kLX
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ISBN
0271070889 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780271070889 hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
745.67094439
MMS ID
991023529759702626
