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The Taymouth Hours : stories and the construction of the self in late medieval England / Kathryn A. Smith.
| Author/creator | Smith, Kathryn A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : British Library ; [Toronto] : University of Toronto Press, 2012. |
| Description | xxii, 369 pages, viii pages of plates ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Summary | The Taymouth Hours is one of the most fascinating and enigmatic English manuscripts of the later medieval period. In this, the first comprehensive study of the manuscript, Kathryn A. Smith argues that the Taymouth Hours was commissioned in 1331 by Philippa of Hainault, queen of Edward III, for Edward's sister, the 13-year old Eleanor of Woodstock, on the occasion of her betrothal to Reinald II of Guelders. Through detailed analysis of the manuscript's programme, particularly the relationship between its marginal imagery and the devotional texts which they border, and by embedding the manuscript within the dynamic context of historical, political, religious, cultural and artistic developments in early 14th-century northern Europe, this groundbreaking study explores the ways in which the stories pictured in the Taymouth Hours shaped and affirmed the self of their royal female viewer. (A DVD of the complete manuscript is also included.). |
| ISBN | 9780712358699 (British Library) |
| ISBN | 0712358692 |
| ISBN | 9781442644366 (University of Toronto) |
| ISBN | 1442644362 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | ND3128 .S65 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |