IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 525: Medieval Commemoration, IV: Politics of Memoria
Tuesday 12 July 2011, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | MeMO - Medieval Memoria Online Project & Utrecht Centre for Medieval Studies, Universiteit Utrecht |
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| Organisers: | Kim Ragetli, MeMO - Medieval Memoria Online Project, Universiteit Utrecht Rolf de Weijert, Medieval Memoria Online, Universiteit Utrecht |
| Moderator/Chair: | Anna Adamska, Onderzoekinstituut voor Geschiedenis en Kunstgeschiedenis, Universiteit Utrecht |
| Paper 525-a | The Retrospective Tomb of King Æthelstan at Malmesbury: Heroism and Sanctity in the Service of Local Interests (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Sculpture, Local History, Religious Life |
| Paper 525-b | Laying Claim to Power: The Stained Glass Windows in the Church of Saint Waldetrude in Mons (Belgium) (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Local History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 525-c | The Use of Private Book Collections in Memoria Research (Language: English) Index terms: Lay Piety, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Religious Life, Women's Studies |
| Abstract | The first paper examines the retrospective tomb made to commemorate the Anglo-Saxon king, Æthelstan, who was buried in the abbey on his death in 939. Retrospective monuments, produced to advertise illustrious histories and ensure ongoing commemoration of important benefactors, were fairly common in the late Middle Ages. Æthelstan's is particularly interesting as a response to a figure of national rather than local importance. The stained glass windows in the choir of the church of Saint Waldetrude in Mons are central to the second paper. They were part of the efforts by Maximilian and his daughter, Margaret of Austria, to address political issues following upon the death of Philip the fair in 1506, to commemorate Philip, and to reconfirm the legitimacy of their own rulership by presenting Philip's six young children to the public. The third paper will focus on the parties involved in memoria practices. |