IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 720: The Materiality of Noble Power, III: Display and Hierarchy
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Sonderforschungsbereich 933 'Materiale Textkulturen', Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg |
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Organiser: | Abby Armstrong, School of Humanities, Canterbury Christ Church University |
Moderator/Chair: | Louise J. Wilkinson, School of Humanities, Canterbury Christ Church University |
Paper 720-a | Genealogical Rolls of German and English Nobility: Structuring Dynastic Lines through Materiality (Language: English) Index terms: Genealogy and Prosopography, Heraldry, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 720-b | 'Playing the Lord?': The Materiality of Noble Power in the Manière de Langage (Language: English) Index terms: Manuscripts and Palaeography, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 720-c | The Materiality of Female Power: Authority and Identity in Elite Scottish Women's Charters and Seals, c. 1296-1458 (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
Abstract | In the Middle Ages, the power, influence, and authority of the nobility could be manifested through a number of material mediums. These different artefacts were each used within specific contexts for particular purposes, to display, emphasise, and exert their lordship. The strand aims to explore how lordly authority was displayed and demonstrated through a range of sources, from material culture to documents and literature. This third panel focusses on the display of authority and aspects of hierarchy. It examines genealogical rolls, a manual for teaching conversational French to Englishmen, and the seals and charters of Scottish elite women. |