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Sealed in Parchment: Rereadings of Knighthood in the Illuminated Manuscripts of Chrétien de Troyes

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Chretien de Troyes was France's great medieval poet—inventor of the genre of courtly romance and popularizer of the Arthurian legend. The forty-four surviving manuscripts of his work pose a number of questions about who used these books and in what way. In Sealed in Parchment, Sandra Hindman scrutinizes both text and images to reveal what the manuscripts can tell us about medieval society and politics.

Language: English

Pages: 239

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: October 17, 1994

ISBN: 0226341569

ISBN 13: 9780226341569

Sealed in Parchment: Rereadings of Knighthood in the Illuminated Manuscripts of Chrétien de Troyes

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Chretien de Troyes was France's great medieval poet—inventor of the genre of courtly romance and popularizer of the Arthurian legend. The forty-four surviving manuscripts of his work pose a number of questions about who used these books and in what way. In Sealed in Parchment, Sandra Hindman scrutinizes both text and images to reveal what the manuscripts can tell us about medieval society and politics.

Language: English

Pages: 239

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: October 17, 1994

ISBN: 0226341569

ISBN 13: 9780226341569

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