02728oam 2200625I 450 991015500180332120230808200640.01-351-89377-70-367-88769-X1-315-24101-310.4324/9781315241012 (CKB)3710000000965242(MiAaPQ)EBC4758488(OCoLC)965445114(EXLCZ)99371000000096524220180706e20162015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe books and the life of Judith of Flanders /Mary Dockray-MillerLondon ;New York :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (161 pages, 41 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations (some color), tables"First published 2015 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.1-4094-6835-6 1-351-89378-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Lady of Northumbria, 1055-1065 -- 2. The English books -- 3. Frontispiece portraits and exile -- 4. Collecting treasure as Lady of Ravensburg -- 5. The Relic of the Holy Blood."Through analysis of the books and art objects Judith of Flanders commissioned and collected, Mary Dockray-Miller demonstrates that Judith consciously deployed patronage as a cultural strategy in her political and marital maneuvers. Including full-color reproductions from Monte Cassino MS 437 and Fulda Landesbibliothek MS Aa.21, this book is a fascinating account of a woman who thrived in spite of being on the losing side of the Norman Conquest and the Investiture Controversy"--Provided by publisher.Women benefactorsEuropeBiographyGiftsReligious aspectsChristianityArt objects, MedievalReligious articlesEuropeManuscripts, MedievalHistoryLibrariesGifts, legaciesHistoryTo 1500MonasteriesHistoryChurch historyMiddle Ages, 600-1500Women benefactorsGiftsReligious aspectsChristianity.Art objects, Medieval.Religious articlesManuscripts, MedievalHistory.LibrariesGifts, legaciesHistoryMonasteriesHistory.Church history909.07Dockray-Miller Mary1965-,892716MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910155001803321The books and the life of Judith of Flanders1993948UNINA