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Katherine of Alexandria was a major object of devotion within
medieval Europe, ranking second only to the Virgin Mary in the
canon of female saints. Yet despite her undoubted importance,
relatively little is known about the significance and function of
her cult within the German-speaking territories that stood at the
heart of Europe. Anne Simon's study adds a welcome new
interdisciplinary perspective to the study of Saint Katherine and
the wider ecclesiastical landscape of a medieval Europe poised on
the edge of religious change. Taking as a case study the wealthy
and politically influential merchant city of Nuremberg, this book
draws on a wide variety of textual and visual sources to explore
interrelated themes: the shaping of urban space through the cult of
Saint Katherine; her role in the moulding and advertising patrician
identity and alliances through cultural patronage; and patrician
use of the saint to showcase the city's political, economic,
cultural and religious importance at the heart of the Holy Roman
Empire. Further , the book reveals the construction of exemplarity
in Saint Katherine's legend and miracles and their resonance within
the context of the city and the Dominican Convent of Saint
Katherine, whose nuns came from the same status-aware, confident
patrician elite that so loyally supported successive Emperors.
Filling a significant gap in current research, the work has much to
offer scholars of medieval history, hagiography, art history,
German studies, cultural and urban studies. Hence it not only
expands our understanding of Saint Katherine's importance in
German-speaking territories, but also adds to the picture of her
cult in its European perspective.
Katherine of Alexandria was a major object of devotion within
medieval Europe, ranking second only to the Virgin Mary in the
canon of female saints. Yet despite her undoubted importance,
relatively little is known about the significance and function of
her cult within the German-speaking territories that stood at the
heart of Europe. Anne Simon's study adds a welcome new
interdisciplinary perspective to the study of Saint Katherine and
the wider ecclesiastical landscape of a medieval Europe poised on
the edge of religious change. Taking as a case study the wealthy
and politically influential merchant city of Nuremberg, this book
draws on a wide variety of textual and visual sources to explore
interrelated themes: the shaping of urban space through the cult of
Saint Katherine; her role in the moulding and advertising patrician
identity and alliances through cultural patronage; and patrician
use of the saint to showcase the city's political, economic,
cultural and religious importance at the heart of the Holy Roman
Empire. Further , the book reveals the construction of exemplarity
in Saint Katherine's legend and miracles and their resonance within
the context of the city and the Dominican Convent of Saint
Katherine, whose nuns came from the same status-aware, confident
patrician elite that so loyally supported successive Emperors.
Filling a significant gap in current research, the work has much to
offer scholars of medieval history, hagiography, art history,
German studies, cultural and urban studies. Hence it not only
expands our understanding of Saint Katherine's importance in
German-speaking territories, but also adds to the picture of her
cult in its European perspective.
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Man In Furs (Hardcover)
Catherine Sauvat; Illustrated by Anne Simon; Translated by Mercedes Claire Gilliom
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The ABC of Typography (Hardcover)
David Rault; Artworks by Delphine Panique, Anne Simon
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R560
R383
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Typography confronts us everywhere: in books and newspapers, on
road signs, product packaging and political leaflets. It is
ubiquitous to the point of mundanity. But while the typeface might
be secondary to the message, it remains crucial to the way we
respond. Fonts spark emotions; they evoke eras and ideologies.
Some, like Edward Johnson's for the London Underground, have become
iconic. Others, like comic sans, are loathed. Each one has its own
place in history. The ABC of Typography traces 3,500 years of type,
from Sumerian pictographs, through Roman calligraphy, to Gutenberg,
the Bauhaus and beyond. Brimming with insight and anecdote, this
witty and well-informed graphic guide explores the historical,
technological and cultural shifts that have defined the look of the
words we read, as well as introducing the artists who have marked
typography's long history.
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Operación Vanessa
Clara Ann Simons, Sonia Bellido Aguirre
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Empress Cixtisis (Hardcover)
Anne Simon; Translated by Jenna Allen
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Troppe bugie
Clara Ann Simons
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Tie Break
Clara Ann Simons
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Tie Break
Clara Ann Simons
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Sogni infranti
Clara Ann Simons
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L'écrivaine
Clara Ann Simons
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Rêves brisés
Clara Ann Simons
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Sueños rotos
Clara Ann Simons
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La scrittrice
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