Visualizing dynastic desire: The twelfth-century gospel book of henry and matilda

Duke Henry the Lion and his wife Matilda Plantagenet ordered a deluxe gospel book and donated it to the Church of St Blaise in Brunswick. This article brings new light to the book's iconographic emphasis on the importance of lineage and marriage, which leads to its redating between 1172 and 117...

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Autor: Jasperse, Jitske
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/219944
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/219944
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:Duke Henry the Lion and his wife Matilda Plantagenet ordered a deluxe gospel book and donated it to the Church of St Blaise in Brunswick. This article brings new light to the book's iconographic emphasis on the importance of lineage and marriage, which leads to its redating between 1172 and 1176 as an offering as a means to beseech the birth of an heir. The luxury manuscript, as a gift pro sobolis, coincides with the actions taken by contemporaries who donated a variety of objects in the hope that offspring would be forthcoming. I consider the manuscript as an object strongly connected to Matilda, who was as much a partner in the creation of the dynasty as she was in the making of the gospel book. My analysis also underscores that this magnificent gospel book could not have been created without the involvement of theological advisors

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