The Social Lives of Medieval Rings (CARMEN Visual and Material Cultures) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1802700943 ISBN 13: 9781802700947

Publisher: Arc Humanities Press, 2025

Synopsis

The essays in this volume focus on rings as small objects that have touched upon people, places, and events; rings have also featured in scholastic debates and form our modern museum collections. Contributors collectively argue that a closer look at these diminutive artifacts—both precious and mundane—alongside an assessment of their place within the visual, archaeological, and written record, and in museum contexts tells us more nuanced stories about how and why these small and sensory items were crafted and created connections between people and institutions. Their focus on the social aspects of medieval finger rings unites the contributions of nine scholars with backgrounds in art history, history, archaeology, museum studies, and collecting. Together their essays cover material roughly ranging from 1100 to 1500 in Iberia, France, England, Germany, Rus, and Byzantium.

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About the Author

Jitske Jasperse is Ramón y Cajal Researcher at the Spanish National Research Council, Madrid. She has written two books, including Medieval Women, Material Culture, and Power (2020) and edited a special issue of Das Mittelalter. Her articles have appeared widely.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arc Humanities Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1802700943
• ISBN 13: 9781802700947
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 270
• Editor: Jasperse Jitske