English Aristocratic Women and the Fabric of Piety, 1450-1550 : The Fabric of Piety /

English Aristocratic Women and the Fabric of Piety, 1450-1550 : The Fabric of Piety /

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"The role played by women in the evolution of religious art and architecture has been largely neglected. This study of upper-class women in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries corrects that oversight, uncovering the active role they undertook in choosing designs, materials, and locations for...

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Main Author: Harris, Barbara J. (Barbara Jean), 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women and religion.
Upper class women.
Religious art.
Church decoration and ornament.
Church architecture.
HISTORY > Medieval.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
Architecture chretienne > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Architecture chretienne > Angleterre > Histoire > 15e siecle.
Églises > Decoration et ornement > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Églises > Decoration et ornement > Angleterre > Histoire > 15e siecle.
Mecenat > Angleterre > Aspect religieux > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Mecenat > Angleterre > Aspect religieux > Histoire > 15e siecle.
Femmes de la classe superieure > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Femmes de la classe superieure > Angleterre > Histoire > 15e siecle.
Femmes et religion > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Femmes et religion > Angleterre > Histoire > 15e siecle.
Religious art > England > History > 16th century.
Religious art > England > History > 15th century.
Church architecture > England > History > 16th century.
Church architecture > England > History > 15th century.
Church decoration and ornament > England > History > 16th century.
Church decoration and ornament > England > History > 15th century.
Art patronage > England > Religious aspects > History > 16th century.
Art patronage > England > Religious aspects > History > 15th century.
Upper class women > England > History > 16th century.
Upper class women > England > History > 15th century.
Women and religion > England > History > 16th century.
Women and religion > England > History > 15th century.
England.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 16e siecle.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 15e siecle.
England > Church history > 16th century.
England > Church history > 15th century.
History.
Church history.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Tombs: Honoring the Dead
  • 2. Chantries: The Quest for Perpetual Prayers
  • 3. Building for the Congregation: Roofs, Aisles, and Stained Glass
  • 4. Adorning the Liturgy: Luxury Fabrics and Chapel Plate
  • 5. Almshouses and Schools: Prayers and Service to the Community
  • 6. Defining Themselves
  • 7. Epilogue: Destruction and Survival
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Patrons of the Fabric of the Church
  • Appendix 2. Patrons of Tombs
  • Appendix 3. Location of Tombs in Churches
  • Appendix 4. Choice of Burial Companion
  • Appendix 5. Women Who Commissioned Chantries
  • Appendix 6.Commissions of Stained-Glass Windows
  • Appendix 7. Additions or Major Repairs to Churches
  • Appendix 8. Bequests of Vestments
  • Appendix 9. Patrons of Almshouses or Schools
  • Glossary
  • Select Bibliography
  • Archival Sources

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