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Record Number:
6524
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Legaré , Anne- Marie.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Reassessing Women's Libraries in Late Medieval France: The Case of Jeanne de Laval
Source:
Renaissance studies : journal of the Society for Renaissance Studies 10, 2 (June 1996): Pages 209 - 236.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Art History- Decorative Arts
Economics
Households- Accounts
Jeanne de Laval, Wife of Rene I d'Anjou, King of Naples
Libraries, Medieval
Manuscripts, Commission of
Manuscripts, Ownership of
Queens
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
France
Century:
15
Primary Evidence:
Household Account; 1) Angers, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS1064 (Jeanne de Laval's accounts covering the years 1455 to 1459). 2) Marseille, Archives des Bouches-du-Rhône, MS B 2510 (Jeanne de Laval's accounts covering the years 1479-1480). In the appendix the author reproduce
Illustrations:
Nine figures. Eight are details from manuscripts owned by Jeanne de Laval. Figure One is a painting by Nicolas Froment that portrays Jeanne de Laval as a donor, kneeling before a prayer book.
Table:
Abstract:
Related Resources:
Author's Affiliation:
Université de Rennes II, Haute- Bretagne
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1996.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
02691213