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Kalamazoo Blog: The book haul
I have been informed that my catalog of books purchased is a required conclusion to my Kalamazoo blogging. I promised to be very restrained this year, so I only bought eleven books (not counting presents for others, which won't be mentioned here). In no particular order:
Giffney, Noreen, Michelle M. Sauer, and Diane Watt eds. 2011. The Lesbian Premodern. New York, Palgrave. ISBN 978-0-230-61676-9
Collection of articles covering both historic studies and theory/historiography of studying lesbians in history. Acquired because ... duh! Lesbians!
Snyder, Janet E. 2011. Early Gothic Column-Figure Sculpture in France. Burlington, Ashgate Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-4094-0065-3
A study of the human figure sculptures from French sites such as Notre Dame from the 1130s to 1170s that specifically addresses questions of the garments that are represented, as well as the overall meaning and significance of the figures. The book includes an extensive photographic catalog of the sculptures including many detail shots. The garments in question include the one popularly identified with the label "bliaut" in the costuming community and I've been waiting to settle my own opinions on its construction until I had something like this resource available.
Okasha, Elisabeth. 2011. Women's Names in Old English. Burlington, Ashgate. ISBN 978-1-4094-0010-3
Both a catalog of Anglo-Saxon women's given names and a discussion of their grammatical and semantic structure. I probably have books that cover all the data included here, but the presentation and analysis is nicely clear and easy to use.
Higham, Nicholas & Barri Jones. 1991. Peoples of Roman Britain; The Carvetii. Wolfeboro Falls, Alan Sutton Publishing Inc. ISBN 0-86299-088-2
This is a series on the tribes of Roman-era Britain with each volume covering a specific tribe and their territory. I actually already owned this volume in paperback but took the opportunity to pick up a hardback copy. (Someday I'd like to replace the two volumes that I've only been able to acquire in photocopy.) This book is part of my "some day I may get back to writing fiction set in Roman Britain" collection.
Lewis, Timothy. 1912. The Laws of Howel Dda -- A Facsimile Reprint of Llanstephan Ms. 116 in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. London, Henry Sotheran & Co.
Yes, I already own 5 different manuscript versions of the medieval Welsh laws. This makes the 6th. Is there a problem?
Beattie, Cordelia. 2007. Medieval Single Women: The Politics of Social Classification in Late Medieval England. Oxford, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-928341-5
While covering similar ground as Judith Bennett et al.'s anthology Singlewomen in the European Past 1250-1800, this is a monograph focusing specifically on England and looking in depth at how singlewomen are identified and categorized in several documentary sources. I'm interested in works like this not only due to general interest in women's history, but also as source material for my (in progress) project on historic data and motifs useful for those creating plausible fictional historical lesbians for modern readers. Regardless of the sexuality of the women covered here, it's useful to explore the social and economic contexts in which women were able to pursue lives outside the structure of heterosexual partnerships.
Henken, Elissa R. 1996. National Redeemer: Owain Glyndwr in Welsh Tradition. Ithaca, Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-3268-5
Owain Glyndwr in the context of the Welsh archetype of the redeeming hero (to which Arthur and Henry Tudor also belonged), both as historic figure and folk hero. It was on sale.
Chambers, R.W. 1962. A Fifteenth-Century Courtesy Book. London, Early English Text Society.
A very brief treatise (just 7 pages) in the same genre as the Babee's Book and other treatises on behavior and service.
Hieatt, Constance B. 2012. Cocatrice and Lampray Hay: Late Fifteenth-Century Recipes from Corpus Christi College Oxford. Totnes, Prospect Books. ISBN978-1-903018-84-2
As the title says, yet another historic cook book. One can never have enough.
Jennings, Anne. 2004. Medieval Gardens. London, English Heritage. ISBN 1-85074-903-5
This is a fairly lightweight book introducing the reader to medieval garden design, with little "how to" instructions for some of the features described. I have most of the information in better books already, but bought this one on the strength of the extensive list of botanic names for common medieval garden plants (plus the cheap price).
Medieval Clothing and Textiles #8
Not actually out yet, but I pre-ordered for later shipping.
And that concludes the conference blogging. After the usual DISTAFF post-conference luncheon, I killed some time by seeing The Avengers then went off to get dinner and finished up by entering the books in my spreadsheet and writing up this post. Now to bed and in the morning my only goal is to get myself and the rental car from Kalamazoo to Chicago O'Hare for a 3pm flight. I think I can manage.
Giffney, Noreen, Michelle M. Sauer, and Diane Watt eds. 2011. The Lesbian Premodern. New York, Palgrave. ISBN 978-0-230-61676-9
Collection of articles covering both historic studies and theory/historiography of studying lesbians in history. Acquired because ... duh! Lesbians!
Snyder, Janet E. 2011. Early Gothic Column-Figure Sculpture in France. Burlington, Ashgate Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-4094-0065-3
A study of the human figure sculptures from French sites such as Notre Dame from the 1130s to 1170s that specifically addresses questions of the garments that are represented, as well as the overall meaning and significance of the figures. The book includes an extensive photographic catalog of the sculptures including many detail shots. The garments in question include the one popularly identified with the label "bliaut" in the costuming community and I've been waiting to settle my own opinions on its construction until I had something like this resource available.
Okasha, Elisabeth. 2011. Women's Names in Old English. Burlington, Ashgate. ISBN 978-1-4094-0010-3
Both a catalog of Anglo-Saxon women's given names and a discussion of their grammatical and semantic structure. I probably have books that cover all the data included here, but the presentation and analysis is nicely clear and easy to use.
Higham, Nicholas & Barri Jones. 1991. Peoples of Roman Britain; The Carvetii. Wolfeboro Falls, Alan Sutton Publishing Inc. ISBN 0-86299-088-2
This is a series on the tribes of Roman-era Britain with each volume covering a specific tribe and their territory. I actually already owned this volume in paperback but took the opportunity to pick up a hardback copy. (Someday I'd like to replace the two volumes that I've only been able to acquire in photocopy.) This book is part of my "some day I may get back to writing fiction set in Roman Britain" collection.
Lewis, Timothy. 1912. The Laws of Howel Dda -- A Facsimile Reprint of Llanstephan Ms. 116 in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. London, Henry Sotheran & Co.
Yes, I already own 5 different manuscript versions of the medieval Welsh laws. This makes the 6th. Is there a problem?
Beattie, Cordelia. 2007. Medieval Single Women: The Politics of Social Classification in Late Medieval England. Oxford, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-928341-5
While covering similar ground as Judith Bennett et al.'s anthology Singlewomen in the European Past 1250-1800, this is a monograph focusing specifically on England and looking in depth at how singlewomen are identified and categorized in several documentary sources. I'm interested in works like this not only due to general interest in women's history, but also as source material for my (in progress) project on historic data and motifs useful for those creating plausible fictional historical lesbians for modern readers. Regardless of the sexuality of the women covered here, it's useful to explore the social and economic contexts in which women were able to pursue lives outside the structure of heterosexual partnerships.
Henken, Elissa R. 1996. National Redeemer: Owain Glyndwr in Welsh Tradition. Ithaca, Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-3268-5
Owain Glyndwr in the context of the Welsh archetype of the redeeming hero (to which Arthur and Henry Tudor also belonged), both as historic figure and folk hero. It was on sale.
Chambers, R.W. 1962. A Fifteenth-Century Courtesy Book. London, Early English Text Society.
A very brief treatise (just 7 pages) in the same genre as the Babee's Book and other treatises on behavior and service.
Hieatt, Constance B. 2012. Cocatrice and Lampray Hay: Late Fifteenth-Century Recipes from Corpus Christi College Oxford. Totnes, Prospect Books. ISBN978-1-903018-84-2
As the title says, yet another historic cook book. One can never have enough.
Jennings, Anne. 2004. Medieval Gardens. London, English Heritage. ISBN 1-85074-903-5
This is a fairly lightweight book introducing the reader to medieval garden design, with little "how to" instructions for some of the features described. I have most of the information in better books already, but bought this one on the strength of the extensive list of botanic names for common medieval garden plants (plus the cheap price).
Medieval Clothing and Textiles #8
Not actually out yet, but I pre-ordered for later shipping.
And that concludes the conference blogging. After the usual DISTAFF post-conference luncheon, I killed some time by seeing The Avengers then went off to get dinner and finished up by entering the books in my spreadsheet and writing up this post. Now to bed and in the morning my only goal is to get myself and the rental car from Kalamazoo to Chicago O'Hare for a 3pm flight. I think I can manage.