The emblematic queen Extra-literary representations of early modern queenship /

This study examines representations of early modern female consorts and regnants via extra-literary emblematics such as paintings, jewelry, miniature portraits, carvings, placards, masques, funerary monuments, and imprese.

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Group Author: Barrett-Graves, Debra.
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Queenship and power
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137303103
Summary: This study examines representations of early modern female consorts and regnants via extra-literary emblematics such as paintings, jewelry, miniature portraits, carvings, placards, masques, funerary monuments, and imprese.
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Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137303097.
Carrier Form: 248 p. : 19 b&w, ill.
ISBN: 9781137303097
9781137303103
1137303107
CLC: K504
Contents: Extra-Literary Emblematics-- Debra Barrett-Graves 1. Caterina Cornaro Queen of Cyprus-- Liana Cheney Girolami 2. Bejewled Majesty: Queen Elizabeth I, Precious Stones and Statecraft-- Cassandra Auble 3. 'Bear your body more seeming': Open-Kneed Portraits of Elizabeth I-- Catherine Loomis 4. Mermaids, Sirens, and Mary Queen of Scots: Icons of Wantonness and Pride-- Debra Barrett-Graves 5. Martyrdom and Memory: Elizabeth Curle's Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots-- Marguerite A. Tassi 6. Anne of Denmark and the Court Masque: Displaying and Authoring Queenship-- Effie Botonaki 7. 'A Lily Among Thorns': The Emblematic Eclipse of Spain's Maria Lusa de Orleans in the Hieroglyphs of her Funeral Exequies-- Antonio Bernat Vistarini and John T. Cull Afterward-- John Watkins.