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1. Record Number: 14569
Author(s): Powell, Morgan.
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Title : Making the Psalter of Christina of Markyate (The St. Albans Psalter)

Source: Viator , 36., ( 2005): Pages 293 - 335.
Year of Publication: 2005.

2. Record Number: 33538
Author(s): Pearson, Andrea G.
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Title : Gendered Subject, Gendered Spectator: Mary Magdalen in the Gaze of Margaret of York

Source: Gesta , 44., 1 ( 2005): Pages 47 - 66.
Year of Publication: 2005.

3. Record Number: 10827
Author(s): Hemptinne, Thérèse.de
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Title : Reading, Writing, and Devotional Practices: Lay and Religious Women and the Written Word in the Low Countries (1350-1550) [The author argues in part that manuscripts in the vernacular served as a means of connection among female relatives and friends, both urban laywomen and those in religious life (Beguines as well as nuns). Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: The Voice of Silence: Women's Literacy in a Men's Church. Edited by Thérèse de Hemptinne and María Eugenia Góngora Medieval Church Studies . Brepols, 2004. Gesta , 44., 1 ( 2005): Pages 111 - 126.
Year of Publication: 2004.

4. Record Number: 12612
Author(s): Kay, Sarah.
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Title : Flayed Skin as "objet a": Representation and Materiality in Guillaume de Deguileville’s "Pelerinage de vie humaine" [Allusions to flaying and stripping human flesh abound in Guillaume’s didactic allegory, which features female personifications embodying various abstractions. In the case of the Deadly Sins, flaying skin is linked to bodily punishment; in the case of Virtues, flayed skin alludes to Scripture and written documents (manuscripts being written on parchment, or flayed animal skin). Although Guillaume’s flaying theme presents skin as in some ways pointing towards a sublime immortality, the materiality of skin also represents the mortality of the body. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Medieval Fabrications: Dress, Textiles, Clothwork, and Other Cultural Imaginings. Edited by E. Jane Burns . Palgrave, 2004. Gesta , 44., 1 ( 2005): Pages 193 - 205.
Year of Publication: 2004.

5. Record Number: 10903
Author(s): Schowalter, Kathleen S.
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Title : The Ingeborg Psalter: Queenship, Legitimacy, and the Appropriation of Byzantine Art in the West [Ingeberg of Denmark married Philippe Auguste, but he repudiated her the following day. She insisted on her legitimacy for twenty years before being restored. Schowalter argues that her psalter models itself on the one belonging to Queen Melisande and that changes in the iconography were made deliberately to emphasize Ingeborg's queenship including representations of anointing and coronation. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Capetian Women. Edited by Kathleen Nolan . Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Gesta , 44., 1 ( 2005): Pages 99 - 135.
Year of Publication: 2003.

6. Record Number: 10906
Author(s): Hamilton, Tracy Chapman
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Title : Queenship and Kinship in the French "Bible moralisée": The Example of Blanche of Castile and Vienna ÖNB 2554 [The author argues that the manuscript was commissioned by Blanche possibly during the early period of her regency. The repeated images of childbirth and Sainte Église in the illuminations emphasize Blanche's particular rights as mother and authorized regent. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Capetian Women. Edited by Kathleen Nolan . Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Gesta , 44., 1 ( 2005): Pages 177 - 208.
Year of Publication: 2003.

7. Record Number: 10908
Author(s): Stanton, Anne Rudloff.
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Title : Isabelle of France and Her Manuscripts, 1308-58 [The manuscripts range in time across the queen's career. Some appear to have been used as readings for her children, while others were psalters and books of hours for Isabelle's private devotions. Women feature prominently in the illuminations, and political issues, such as Edward's shortcomings as a king, apparently are also a preoccupation. Title note supplied by Feminae. ].

Source: Capetian Women. Edited by Kathleen Nolan . Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Gesta , 44., 1 ( 2005): Pages 225 - 252.
Year of Publication: 2003.

8. Record Number: 7871
Author(s): Backhouse, Janet.
Contributor(s):
Title : A Further Illuminated Devotional Book for the Use of Lady Margaret Beaufort [The author analyzes a recently identified manuscript that was made for Margaret Beaufort in Italy at the order of Giovanni Gigli, an Italian cleric who was made Bishop of Worcester in 1497. The author suggests that the gift commemorated the papal bull in 1494 that sanctioned the observation of the Feast of the Name of Jesus by Margaret Beaufort and others. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Reading Texts and Images: Essays on Medieval and Renaissance Art and Patronage in Honour of Margaret M. Manion. Edited by Bernard J. Muir . University of Exeter Press, 2002. Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 5., ( 2002): Pages 221 - 235.
Year of Publication: 2002.

9. Record Number: 10981
Author(s): Stanton, Anne Rudloff.
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Title : The Psalter of Isabelle, Queen of England 1308-1330: Isabelle as the Audience [The illustrated psalter was produced as a gift for the young queen sometime between her betrothal and marriage. It presents Biblical role models for the edification of the queen. Stanton argues that the psalter is particularly noteworthy for its emphasis on official, maternal roles and for its use of bilingual texts. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Word and Image , 18., 1 (January-March 2002): Pages 1 - 27.
Year of Publication: 2002.

10. Record Number: 7250
Author(s): Golden, Judith K.
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Title : Images of Instruction, Marie de Bretagne, and the Life of St. Eustace as Illustrated in British Library Ms. Egerton 745 [The author argues that Egerton 745 was commissioned by Marie de Bretagne, daughter of a duke of Brittany and granddaughter of a king and queen of England (hence the saints' lives included for two Breton saints and Edward the Confessor). She had the manuscript prepared for her son, choosing to emphasize role models, especially Saint Eustace, who were good husbands, fathers, and Christians. The Appendix lists and describes twenty-two works of art that represent the cycle of St. Eustace's life. Also included is a table that charts the various episodes represented in the twenty-two art works. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Insights and Interpretations: Studies in Celebrations of the Eighty-Fifth Anniversary of the Index of Christian Art. Edited by Colum Hourihane . Index of Christian Art, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University in association with Princeton University Press, 2002. Gesta , 44., 1 ( 2005): Pages 60 - 84.
Year of Publication: 2002.

11. Record Number: 8592
Author(s): Tokunaga, Satoko.
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Title : Assessing Book Use by Women in Late Medieval England [The author surveys the difficulties in establishing actual use of books by women. Topics briefly discussed include marks of ownership, instances of women writing, communal reading, and the roles of men, particularly as chaplains, as readers, and as interpreters of Latin texts. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 5., ( 2002): Pages 169 - 176.
Year of Publication: 2002.

12. Record Number: 8956
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Title : Women and the Circulation of Books [The author argues that patronage has been regarded as the dominant, if not exclusive, means by which people acquired books at the French court. However, there were other ways that women were more likely to have books including inheritance, wedding presents, and New Year's Day gifts. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 4., ( 2001): Pages 9 - 31. Issue Title: Women and Book Culture in Late Medieval and Early Modern France
Year of Publication: 2001.

13. Record Number: 8959
Author(s): McGrady, Deborah
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Title : Reinventing the "Roman de la Rose" for a Woman Reader: The Case of Ms. Douce 195 [The author argues that the illuminator Robinet Testard changed the traditional "Roman de la Rose" illustrations for a noble woman, Louise of Savoie. Some of the images question the misogyny in the text with one cycle showing outright disapproval of the jealous husband who beats his wife. Other illustrations show women as the surveyors of events rather than objects of the male gaze. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 4., ( 2001): Pages 202 - 227. Issue Title: Women and Book Culture in Late Medieval and Early Modern France
Year of Publication: 2001.

14. Record Number: 8958
Author(s): Cerquiglini-Toulet, Jacqueline.
Contributor(s):
Title : Christine de Pizan and the Book: Programs and Modes of Reading, Strategies for Publication [The author explores the associations Christine makes with books, reading, and writing in her texts. For Christine writing ensures her immortality and makes a connection with her father. She is concerned that her entire body of work be read in the future and knows that multiple copies must be made to help ensure survival. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 4., ( 2001): Pages 112 - 126. Issue Title: Women and Book Culture in Late Medieval and Early Modern France
Year of Publication: 2001.

15. Record Number: 8957
Author(s): Legaré, Anne-Marie.
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Title : Charlotte de Savoie's Library and Illuminators [The author argues that Queen Charlotte took much interest in her books. She was particularly occupied with devotional literature and with giving needed books to her family members. The Appendix presents excerpts from documents relating to her library and a list of manuscripts belonging to her husband, Louis XI, that were included in the inventory of Charlotte's property. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 4., ( 2001): Pages 32 - 67. Issue Title: Women and Book Culture in Late Medieval and Early Modern France
Year of Publication: 2001.

16. Record Number: 6925
Author(s): Ashley, Kathleen.
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Title : The "Miroir des bonnes Femmes": Not for Women Only? ["To read the 'Miroir des bonnes femmes' as relating only to women, therefore, would be to misunderstand its role in the formation of new ideologies during the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries. The conjunction of female-based rhetoric, familial identities, and the promise of social advancement through proper conduct marks the first stage of a distinctive bourgeois ideology that will be fully articulated and culturally dominant by the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Despite the assumption, perhaps, on the part of conduct book owners that they are justifying a claim to 'noble' rank, it is in bourgeois culture that female honor is made the symbolic basis of a family's social reputation. As they cultivated that reputation and fostered a process of social advancement, fathers as well as their daughters therefore had a vital interest in owning conduct texts addressed to women." p. 102].

Source: Medieval Conduct. Edited by Kathleen Ashley and Robert L. A. Clark . Medieval Cultures, Volume 29. University of Minnesota Press, 2001. Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 4., ( 2001): Pages 86 - 105.
Year of Publication: 2001.

17. Record Number: 4878
Author(s): Green, Monica H.
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Title : The Possibilities of Literacy and the Limits of Reading: Women and the Gendering of Medical Literacy

Source: Women's Healthcare in the Medieval West: Texts and Contexts. Edited by Monica H. Green Variorum Collected Studies Series, 680. Ashgate Publishing, 2000. Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 4., ( 2001): Pages 1 - 76.
Year of Publication: 2000.

18. Record Number: 4803
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Title : Many Grete Myraclys...in Divers Contreys of the Eest: The Reading and Circulation of the Middle English prose "Three Kings of Cologne" [The author argues that the "Three Kings" may have had a special appeal for women because it frequently appears in manuscript collections with devotional works specifically addressed to women].

Source: Medieval Women: Texts and Contexts in Late Medieval Britain. Essays for Felicity Riddy. Edited by Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, Rosalynn Voaden, Arlyn Diamond, Ann Hutchison, Carol M. Meale, and Lesley Johnson Medieval Women: Texts and Contexts . Brepols, 2000. Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 4., ( 2001): Pages 35 - 47.
Year of Publication: 2000.

19. Record Number: 4802
Author(s): Bawcutt, Priscilla.
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Title : My Bright Buke: Women and their Books in Medieval and Renaissance Scotland

20. Record Number: 5697
Author(s): Bennett, Adelaide.
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Title : A Woman's Power of Prayer Versus the Devil in a Book of Hours, of ca. 1300 [The author argues that the manuscript is highly personalized with an emphasis on the female owner's need to repent, fight sin, and oppose the devil; even in the hours of the Virgin the initials depict worldly pleasures to be avoided].

Source: Image and Belief: Studies in Celebration of the Eightieth Anniversary of the Index of Christian Art. Edited by Colum Hourihane . Index of Christian Art, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University in association with Princeton University Press, 1999. Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 4., ( 2001): Pages 89 - 108.
Year of Publication: 1999.

21. Record Number: 4709
Author(s): Bawcutt, Priscilla and Bridget Henisch
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Title : Scots Abroad in the Fifteenth Century: The Princesses Margaret, Isabella, and Eleanor [The author traces the cultural activities of three daughters of James I; Margaret wrote verse, Isabella collected books, and Eleanor patronized literary translations].

Source: Women in Scotland c. 1100-c. 1750. Edited by Elizabeth Ewan and Maureen M. Meikle . Tuckwell Press, 1999. Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 4., ( 2001): Pages 45 - 55.
Year of Publication: 1999.

22. Record Number: 5696
Author(s): Stones, Alison.
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Title : Nipples, Entrails, Severed Heads, and Skin: Devotional Images for Madame Marie [the author argues that the Marie for whom Ms. 16251 was created was the noble woman Marie de Rethel who in 1266 became the third wife of Wautier d'Enghien; the author suggests that the many scenes of torture and death in the illustrations of Bible stories and saints' lives were intended to remind the viewer of Marie's roles as mother and wife].

23. Record Number: 5562
Author(s): Manion, Margaret M.
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Title : Women, Art, and Devotion: Three French Fourteenth-Century Royal Prayer Books [The author argues that the three prayerbooks were produced by the same group of skilled illuminators under the influence of Franciscan and Dominican spirituality; however, each book has many unique texts and illustrations adapted to the needs and interes

Source: The Art of the Book: Its Place in Medieval Worship. Edited by Margaret M. Manion and Bernard J. Muir . University of Exeter Press, 1998. Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History , 4., ( 2001): Pages 21 - 66.
Year of Publication: 1998.

24. Record Number: 4223
Author(s): Hamburger, Jeffrey.
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Title : The Picture Book of Madame Marie [The author discusses the devotional book of "Madame Marie" in light of two recent monographs devoted to it].

Source: Scriptorium , 52., 1 ( 1998): Pages 413 - 428.
Year of Publication: 1998.

25. Record Number: 5597
Author(s): Purdie, Rhiannon
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Title : Sexing the Manuscript: The Case for Female Ownership of MS Chetham 8009 [The author argues that the manuscript was completed by or for a woman based on the selection of the fourteen texts included; the saints' lives, prayers, and romances all demonstrate a pronounced interest in female characters and women's concerns; the cou

Source: Manuscripta , 41., 1 (March 1997): Pages 53 - 63.
Year of Publication: 1997.

26. Record Number: 3596
Author(s): Taylor, Andrew.
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Title : Anne of Bohemia and the Making of Chaucer [The author explores Anne of Bohemia's connections with the "Legend of Good Women"; he suggests that her role has been downplayed in order to build up the figure of Chaucer as author].

Source: Studies in the Age of Chaucer , 19., ( 1997): Pages 95 - 119.
Year of Publication: 1997.

27. Record Number: 338
Author(s): McGurk, Patrick and Jane Rosenthal
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Title : Anglo-Saxon Gospelbooks of Judith, Countess of Flanders: Their Text, Make-Up, and Function

Source: Anglo-Saxon England , 24., ( 1995): Pages 251 - 308.
Year of Publication: 1995.

28. Record Number: 5052
Author(s): Kamerick, Kathleen.
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Title : Patronage and Devotion in the Prayer Book of Anne of Brittany, Newberry Library MS 83 [The author analyzes the prayer book, arguing that the individualized contents reflect the queen's concerns including safe delivery from childbirth, private prayers during Mass, and the steps necessary to earn indulgences].

Source: Manuscripta , 39., 1 (March 1995): Pages 40 - 50.
Year of Publication: 1995.

29. Record Number: 1956
Author(s): Lermack, Annette.
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Title : The Historiated Initial of the St. Albans Psalter: Christina of Markyate's Textbook for the Monastic Life

Source: Manuscripta , 38., 3 (November 1994): Pages 197 - 198.
Year of Publication: 1994.

30. Record Number: 5334
Author(s): Folda, Jaroslav
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Title : A Twelfth-Century Prayerbook for the Queen of Jerusalem [the author argues that the manuscript was commissioned by King Fulk for his wife, Queen Melisende, as part of his efforts to moderate her anger following his ill treatment of Hugh, Count of Jaffa; the manuscript illuminations, ivory bookcovers, and silk covering combine decorative motifs from Melisende's Orthodox-Crusader Eastern heritage with Fulk's Anglo-Angevin inheritance].

Source: Medieval Perspectives , 8., ( 1993): Pages 1 - 14.
Year of Publication: 1993.

31. Record Number: 14681
Author(s): Blockmans, Wim.
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Title : The Devotion of a Lonely Duchess [The author briefly surveys the life of Margaret of York, concentrating on her involvement in politics, art patronage, charity in particular toward children, support of the church, and commissioning of manuscripts. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Margaret of York, Simon Marmion, and "The Visions of Tondal": Papers Delivered at a Symposium organized by the Department of Manuscripts of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Collaboration with the Huntington Library and Art Collections, June 21-24, 1990. Edited by Thomas Kren . J. Paul Getty Museum, 1992. Medieval Perspectives , 8., ( 1993): Pages 29 - 46.
Year of Publication: 1992.

32. Record Number: 14683
Author(s): Cockshaw, Pierre.
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Title : Some Remarks on the Character and Content of the Library of Margaret of York [The author briefly characterizes the twenty-four books known to have been in Margaret of York's Library. They were mostly religious or moral in nature. Cockshaw describes them as simple and rather uninspired. Title note suppled by Feminae.].

33. Record Number: 14684
Author(s): Morgan, Nigel.
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Title : Texts of Devotion and Religious Instruction Associated with Margaret of York [The author surveys the religious texts known to have belonged to Margaret of York. Morgan categorizes them as books of religious instruction, texts dealing with the soul and the body, and a related group about prayer and contemplation. Morgan suggests that Margaret may have been very devout and read widely in her comprehensive library. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

34. Record Number: 14685
Author(s): Lewis, Suzanne.
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Title : The "Apocalypse" of Margaret of York [The author briefly discusses the heavily illustrated "Apocalypse" made for Margaret of York. Lewis argues that it was intended to provide Margaret with an intensive meditative reading for devotional purposes. Title note provided by Feminae.].

35. Record Number: 14686
Author(s): Derolez, Albert.
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Title : A Renaissance Manuscript in the Hands of Margaret of York [The author describes a manuscript with a work by the Roman author Justinus, "In Trogi Pompei historias libri XLIV." It was inscribed by Margaret of York as "your loyal mother," presumably as a gift to either her step-daughter Mary or to Mary's husband, Maximilian of Austria. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

36. Record Number: 14775
Author(s): Barstow, Kurtis A.
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Title : Appendix: The Library of Margaret of York and Some Related Books [This appendix lists and describes thirty manuscripts and early printed books owned by Margaret of York, given by her as gifts, and books related to her but neither commissioned by her nor owned by her. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

37. Record Number: 11067
Author(s): Hicks, Eric.
Contributor(s):
Title : “Le Livre des Trois Vertus” of Christine de Pizan: Beinecke MS. 427 [Christine exerted a large degree of control over the production and transmission of her writings. Although it is unknown whether any existing manuscript of Christine’s work is written in her own handwriting, Christine did act as both author and editor of manuscripts containing her own poetry. The paintings in Beinecke MS. 427 suggest that Christine also oversaw the illumination of her manuscripts, as the representation of allegorical figures in this volume follow the text of the poem more closely than the illustrations in other manuscripts. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Yale French Studies (Full Text via JSTOR) (1991): 57-71. Special Editions: Style and Values in Medieval Art and Literature.Link Info
Year of Publication: 1991.

38. Record Number: 12752
Author(s): Heslop, T. A.
Contributor(s):
Title : The Production of De Luxe Manuscripts and the Patronage of King Cnut and Queen Emma [Many lavishly illustrated English Gospel books and devotional manuscripts were produced during the reign of King Cnut and Queen Emma. These luxury items were produced with royal money with the intent that they would be given as presents to powerful individuals in order to help secure allegiance to the crown or they were given (alongside valuable relics or artwork) to institutions like monasteries and churches in order to convey the donors’ piety. Evidence from the handwriting and illumination of Gospel books during the period suggests a large scale production by monastic scribes and artists who worked in close collaboration. Three Appendices. Appendix One lists lavishly illuminated Anglo-Saxon Gospels, 990-1030, with the name of the manuscript, its scribe(s), probable origin, and earliest known medieval ownership. Appendix Two provides excerpts from Latin accounts that give evidence of patronage of art and donation of relics by Cnut and Emma. Appendix Three gives bibliographical information on the Besancon and Copenhagen Gospel books, including information on foliation, ruling, scribes, artists, production sequence, date and origin. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Anglo-Saxon England , 19., ( 1990): Pages 151 - 195.
Year of Publication: 1990.

39. Record Number: 14553
Author(s): Bennett, Adelaide.
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Title : A Book Designed for a Noblewoman: An Illustrated "Manuel des Péchés" of the Thirteenth Century [The author analyzes a manuscript made for the noble woman Joan Tateshal of Lincolnshire. The devotional and didactic texts include a manual on confession with sixty exempla underlining the moral points (see Appendix I for a listing of the exempla). Joan Tateshal is represented twice in the manuscript, not in the typical pose praying before an altar but standing in a more commanding position. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Medieval Book Production: Assessing the Evidence. Edited by Linda L. Brownrigg . Proceedings of the Second Conference of the Seminar in the History of the Book to 1500, Oxford July 1988. Anderson-Lovelace, 1990. Anglo-Saxon England , 19., ( 1990): Pages 163 - 181.
Year of Publication: 1990.

40. Record Number: 34457
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Title : Marie and other pilgrims with St. James

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41. Record Number: 43202
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Title : Christine de Pizan presents her book to Louis of Orleans

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42. Record Number: 43216
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Title : St Elizabeth washing a leper

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43. Record Number: 43662
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Title : Historiated initial of Guda

Source: Anglo-Saxon England , 19., ( 1990):
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