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Gajewski, Alexandra and Seeberg, Stefanie (2016). Having her hand in it? Elite women as 'makers' of textile art in the Middle Ages. J. Mediev. Hist., 42 (1). S. 26 - 51. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1873-1279

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Abstract

In the Middle Ages, elite women acted as creators, donors and recipients of textile art. This article analyses a small but representative group of seventh- to thirteenth-century embroideries in order to examine the motivation for their creation and to investigate the ways in which women could mark their own presence through textile art. It discusses written sources alongside the material evidence; these sources include documentary, hagiographical and literary texts, which provide information about cultural norms and the expectations of society. Set within the context of these sources, the evidence suggests that society both channelled women's creativity into textile art and idealised it. At the same time, as artists and patrons of ornamented textiles, noblewomen had creative control over the medium; embroidery became a field in which their works were noted and celebrated.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Gajewski, Alexandra UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Seeberg, Stefanie UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-292913
DOI:	10.1080/03044181.2015.1106970
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Mediev. Hist.
Volume:	42
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 26 - 51
Date:	2016
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1873-1279
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MEDIEVAL TEXTILES; RADEGUND; EMPIRE; SAINT Multiple languages Medieval & Renaissance Studies Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/29291