Medieval art in motion : the inventory and gift giving of Queen Clémence de Hongrie / Mariah Proctor-Tiffany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Proctor-Tiffany, Mariah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Medieval--France--Paris.

Art, Medieval.

Ceremonial exchange--France--History--To 1500.

Ceremonial exchange.

Gifts--France--History--To 1500.

Gifts.

Art patronage--France--Paris--History--To 1500.

Art patronage.

Art--Collectors and collecting--France--Paris--History--To 1500.

Art.

Clementia, of Hungary, Queen, consort of Louis X, King of France, 1293-1328--Art patronage.

Clementia.

Clementia, of Hungary, Queen, consort of Louis X, King of France, 1293-1328--Art collections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Reconstructs the art collection and material culture around the fourteenth-century French queen Clémence de Hongrie. Examines how she moved her objects in a deliberate strategy to build her identity and create a lasting legacy for herself and her family in medieval Paris"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The life, times, and art of an international queen

Systems of exchange : moving art and material culture

The body, the altar, and the table : possessions and sites of identity proclamation

The queen's manuscripts and identity

Gift giving in the gothic world

The queen and ritual gift giving

Gifts to individuals, near and far

Conclusion : good and glorious exchange.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-271-08303-4