2016/05/17 by Marguerite Keane · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Ancient history #Archaeology #Art #Classics #Context (archaeology) #Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning #Geography #Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis #Historical and Archaeological Studies #Historical and Religious Studies of Rome #History #Medieval Literature and History #Queen (butterfly)
paper · doi:10.1163/9789004318830
openalex publication_date 2016/06/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
"In Material Culture and Queenship in 14th-century France : The Testament of Blanche of Navarre (1331-1398) Marguerite Keane considers the object collection of the long-lived fourteenth-century French queen Blanche of Navarre, the wife of Philip VI (d. 1350). This queen's ownership of works of art (books, jewelry, reliquaries, and textiles, among others) and her perceptions of these objects is well-documented because she wrote detailed testaments in 1396 and 1398 in which she described her possessions and who she wished to receive them. Keane connects the patronage of Blanche of Navarre to her interest in her status and reputation as a dowager queen, as well as bringing to life the material, adornment, and devotional interests of a medieval queen and her household"--Provided by publisher