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

"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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Hlavní autor: Harris, Barbara J. (Barbara Jean), 1942- (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
Edice:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Obsah:
  • 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