Rövid leírás:

Explores the links between patronage, identity and Franco-Scottish relations in the late medieval and early modern periods

Hosszú leírás:

This monograph provides the first substantial analysis of the visual arts commissioned by Scots in France prior to Mary Queen of Scots. It examines how Scottish identity was represented and promoted through patronage of the visual arts. Tying together previously unpublished archival documents with under-researched visual and material culture, this monograph examines how Scots used patronage to establish their place in French society thus furthering the reputation of the royal house of Scotland, and progressing their own social, political, and diplomatic aims. Incorporating analysis of grand architectural projects, such as the foundation of the Sainte-Chapelle at Vic-le-Comte, and studies of extraordinary manuscripts such as the Monypenny Breviary and the military manuals of Bérault Stuart, this work highlights recurring themes within architectural history, art history, and material culture studies. By addressing broader questions of Scotland's historic relations with Europe, it makes a necessary contribution to modern day concerns.

Tartalomjegyzék:

List of Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction: Images, Identity, and an Auld Alliance, 1420-1540

1. Scottish Princesses in France and Brittany: Authority, Agency, and Reputation

1.1 Margaret Stuart, Dauphine of France: Devotion in Text and Stone

1.2 Isabella Stuart, Duchess of Brittany: Manuscripts and Familial Memory

2. Franco-Scottish Mercenaries and the Arts: Establishing Status and Creating Identities

2.1 Bérault Stuart d’Aubigny: Politics and Self-fashioning

2.2 Robert Stuart d’Aubigny: A Scottish Maréchal de France

2.3 Dictating the Art of War

3. Franco-Scottish Diplomacy and the Arts: Knowledge Acquisition and Exchange

3.1 Sir William Monypenny: Diplomacy and Espionage

3.2 A Virgil Manuscript as a Diplomatic Gift for James III

3.3 Bérault Stuart d’Aubigny: Cartography and a Diplomatic Dossier

3.4 Robert Stuart d’Aubigny and James V in France

4. A Franco-Scottish Cleric and his Breviary: Patronage, Piety, and Identity

4.1 The Monypenny Breviary: Popes, Prisons and Porcupines

4.2 The Monypenny Breviary: Catching the Light

5. A Franco-Scottish Regent and the Arts: The Patronage of John Stuart, Duke of Albany

5.1 Albany and the Literary Arts of Bremond Domat

5.2 Albany and the Sainte-Chapelle at Vic-le-Comte

5.3 Albany and Military Science

5.4 Blood and Vellum: Genealogies and Gift Exchange as Diplomacy

Conclusion: Franco-Scots as an Imagined Political Community