Royal Nunneries at the Center of Medieval Europe. Art, Architecture, Aesthetics (13th - 14th Centuries)

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Benešovská, Klára (ed.) - Michalsky, T. (ed.) - Rywiková, D. (ed.) - Scirocco, E. (ed.)
Royal Nunneries at the Center of Medieval Europe. Art, Architecture, Aesthetics (13th - 14th Centuries).
Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2022. Convivium Supplementum, 9. ISBN 978-80-280-0023-3
Institutional support: RVO:68378033
Keywords : Medieval art history * women's orders
OECD category: Arts, Art history
https://www.earlymedievalstudies.com/PDF/suppl_1_2022.pdf

The contributions of this special issue focus on the monasteries connected to the ruling houses, which were endowed with special privileges and enriched by royal and aristocratic donations, often serving as instrumenta regni. They are introduced as active cultural hubs, stages for royal and courtly promotion, and places of personal and dynastic self-representation. This includes female monasteries, the agency of female élites in medieval society and their role as patrons and addressees of works of art.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0340684