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Routledge English Aristocratic Women and the Fabric of Piety, 1450-1550

Name: English Aristocratic Women and the Fabric of Piety, 1450-1550
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Discover how upper-class women shaped religious art and architecture during England's transformative fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This scholarly study by Barbara J. Harris reveals the often-overlooked influence of aristocratic women in commissioning and designing monuments, parish churches, chantry chapels, and almshouses across the English countryside. Through careful analysis of their choices in design, materials, and locations, Harris uncovers how these women expressed their religious convictions and constructed their identities during a period of profound religious change. Their patronage and artistic preferences offer crucial insights into how women navigated and responded to the religious revolution of their era, challenging traditional narratives that have long excluded female agency from discussions of medieval and early modern religious culture. Essential reading for historians, art historians, and anyone interested in women's roles in shaping England's spiritual and architectural heritage.

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Explores the active role of upper-class English women in commissioning religious monuments and parish churches during 1450-1550.

Analyzes how aristocratic women made deliberate choices about design, materials, and locations for chantry chapels and almshouses.

Reveals connections between women's artistic patronage and their responses to religious revolution in early modern England.

Examines how women's preferred art reflects their construction of identity and religious identity during the late medieval period.

Part of the Gendering the Late Medieval and Early Modern World series, offering feminist perspectives on women's historical influence.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: paperback
ASIN: 104117876X
Category: Books > Subjects > History > World History > Women in History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 December 2025
Listed Since: 01 October 2025

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