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Translating the Past

Laurent de Premierfait and Boccaccio's De Casibus

By: Anne Dawson Hedeman

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Translating the Past

Laurent de Premierfait and Boccaccio's De Casibus

By: Anne Dawson Hedeman

In 1409 Laurent de Premierfait produced a French translation of Giovanni Boccaccio s "De casibus virorum illustrium," a fourteenth-century text containing cautionary historical tales that exemplify the corrupting effects of power. Richly illustrated copies of the translation, known as "Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes," became enormously popular, allowing for a consideration not only of how Boccaccio s Latin made its way into Laurent s French but also how the text was converted into visual images. In "Translating the Past," art historian Anne D. Hedeman traces the history of Laurent s work from the first copies made for the dukes of Berry and Burgundy to manuscripts independently produced by artists and booksellers in Paris. In certain cases, masterpieces resulted, such as the copy owned by the J. Paul Getty Museum, which was painted around 1415 by the Boucicaut Master under King Charles VII of France.

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0892369353

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Of Counselors and Kings

The Three Versions of Pierre Salmon's Dialogues

By: Anne D. Hedeman

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Of Counselors and Kings

The Three Versions of Pierre Salmon's Dialogues

By: Anne D. Hedeman

Pierre Salmon served as royal secretary to Charles VI of France at a time when papal schism plagued the church, civil war divided the country, and the king suffered from an intermittent but incapacitating psychosis. In an effort to find a cure for the king's illness, stabilize the turbulent political situation, and secure his own future, Salmon supervised the production of two distinct versions of the beautifully illuminated guidebooks to good kingship known as his Dialogues. Where much previous scholarship has relied on an abridged edition of the Dialogues, Anne D. Hedeman returns to the complete, original manuscripts to present a fresh view of Salmon's purposes. She suggests that whereas the first version (1409) held out hope for the king's eventual complete recovery and accordingly counseled him on ruling wisely, the second version (1412-15) reflected a changed political situation: the French civil war had erupted, the compromise pope had died, and efforts to find a cure for the king had failed. include the future governors of France, especially the heir, Louis of Guyenne, who took on an increased role in the government of the realm during his father's attacks of madness. Hedeman shows how Salmon manipulated artistic style and iconography to construct a visual narrative that often was quite independent of its text. She also suggests how changes to the images in Franois de Rochechouart's copy of the manuscript (ca. 1500) signal efforts to appropriate Salmon's stature as a trusted royal advisor for later political purposes. Richly illustrated with plates from the original manuscripts, Of Counselors and Kings is a treat to the eye as well as to the intellect.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252026144

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9780252026140

Imagining the Past in France

History in Manuscript Painting, 1250-1500

By: Elizabeth Morrison,Anne D. Hedeman,J. Paul Getty Museum

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Imagining the Past in France

History in Manuscript Painting, 1250-1500

By: Elizabeth Morrison,Anne D. Hedeman,J. Paul Getty Museum

This exquisite volume beautifully reproduces and insightfully examines the most important illuminations found in French history manuscripts.

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1606060287

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9781606060285

Translating the Past

Laurent de Premierfait and Boccaccio's De Casibus

By: Anne Dawson Hedeman

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Laurent de Premierfait and Boccaccio's De Casibus

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The Royal Image

Illustrations of the Grandes Chroniques de France, 1274-1422

By: Anne Dawson Hedeman

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The Royal Image

Illustrations of the Grandes Chroniques de France, 1274-1422

By: Anne Dawson Hedeman

A treasure trove of new and useful material, which will be invaluable to scholars working in medieval history."--Elizabeth Brown, City University of New York

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0520070690

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Translating the Past

Translating the Past

Of Counselors and Kings

Of Counselors and Kings

Imagining the Past in France

Imagining the Past in France

Translating the Past

Translating the Past

The Royal Image

The Royal Image

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