Material culture and queenship in 14th-century France : the testament of Blanche of Navarre (1331-1398)

Material culture and queenship in 14th-century France : the testament of Blanche of Navarre (1331-1398) /

"In Material Culture and Queenship in 14th-century France : The Testament of Blanche of Navarre (1331-1398) Marguerite Keane considers the object collection of the long-lived fourteenth-century French queen Blanche of Navarre, the wife of Philip VI (d. 1350). This queen's ownership of work...

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Main Author: Keane, Marguerite A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016
Series:Art and material culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe ; v. 5.
Subjects:
Blanche, > de Navarre, Queen, consort of Philip VI, King of France, > 1331-1398 > Art collections.
Blanche, > de Navarre, Queen, consort of Philip VI, King of France, > 1331-1398 > Will.
Queens > France > Biography.
Material culture > France > History > To 1500.
Personal belongings > France > History > To 1500.
Wills > France > History > To 1500.
Patronage, Political > France > History > To 1500.
France > Kings and rulers > Biography.
France > History > Philip VI, 1328-1350.
France > History > 14th century.
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The life and patronage of Blanche of Navarre
  • The testament : legal document and sentimental autobiography
  • Books as evidence to perpetuate memory
  • Reliquaries, altarpieces, and paintings
  • Wearable reliquaries, metalwork, and gems
  • Textiles : vestments, wall hangings, and clothing
  • Appendices: Gifts and their recipients.

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