Medievalists.net » Saint Margaret of Antioch http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Books of Art: 20 Medieval and Renaissance Women Reading http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:55:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57552 I love to read. I also love books depicted in art. I became fascinated with Medieval and Renaissance pictures of women reading or with books. I noticed while I was walking around the National Gallery, Musèe Cluny and the Louvre recently that there are many beautiful images of women reading or with books. Saints, sinners, and laywomen; I wanted to share a few of my favourites. Here are 20 works of art of women and their books

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/feed/ 0 Breaking Through the Stained Glass Barrier: The Voices of Etheldreda, http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/09/breaking-through-the-stained-glass-barrier-the-voices-of-etheldreda/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/09/breaking-through-the-stained-glass-barrier-the-voices-of-etheldreda/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:49:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25200 Breaking Through the Stained Glass Barrier: The Voices of Etheldreda, Catherine of Alexandria, and Margaret of Antioch Delsigne, Jill Scripps College (2004) Abstract Saint Etheldreda, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and Saint Margaret of Antioch seem frozen and silenced in their stained glass images; however, the stories of strong women, whether fantastical or real, spoke to […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/09/breaking-through-the-stained-glass-barrier-the-voices-of-etheldreda/feed/ 0 Power Through Purity: The Virgin Martyrs and Women’s Salvation in http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/07/power-through-purity-the-virgin-martyrs-and-womens-salvation-in/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/07/power-through-purity-the-virgin-martyrs-and-womens-salvation-in/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:25:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25121 Power Through Purity: The Virgin Martyrs and Women’s Salvation in Pre-Reformation Scotland Fitch, Audrey-Beth Women in Scotland : C.1100 – c.1750, edited by Elizabeth Ewan and Maureen M. Meikle (East Linton: Tuckwell Press, 1999) Abstract In late medieval Scotland the key to success in the afterlife was gaining sufficient spiritual worth to move quickly from […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/07/power-through-purity-the-virgin-martyrs-and-womens-salvation-in/feed/ 0 Patterns of Polemic: Medieval Women and Christian Doctrinal Reform http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/06/patterns-of-polemic-medieval-women-and-christian-doctrinal-reform/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/06/patterns-of-polemic-medieval-women-and-christian-doctrinal-reform/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:11:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25069 Patterns of Polemic: Medieval Women and Christian Doctrinal Reform Green, Robert Published Online in, “My Life As A Cat” (2009) Abstract The Christianity of medieval England and continental Europe was a fragmented one. The proliferation of monastic communities allowed for individualized interpretations of Christian practice to flourish, during the same period that Christian communities and institutions […]

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