Manly Minds in Female Bodies: Three Women and their Power through Coins and Seals
[EN] This article investigates coins and seals as instruments that reflect the desire for self-representation and remembrance of ruling women. An analysis of these small but important objects connected to Queen Urraca of León-Castilla (r. 1109-1126), Empress Matilda of England (r. 1135-1154), and Du...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/195667 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/195667 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Arte Sellos Monedas Género Siglo XII Coins Seals Art Queen Urraca of León-Castilla Empress Matilda of England Gender Duquesa Berta de Lorena Emperatriz Matilde de Inglaterra Reina Urraca de León-Castilla Duchess Bertha of Lorraine Twelfth century |
| Sumario: | [EN] This article investigates coins and seals as instruments that reflect the desire for self-representation and remembrance of ruling women. An analysis of these small but important objects connected to Queen Urraca of León-Castilla (r. 1109-1126), Empress Matilda of England (r. 1135-1154), and Duchess Bertha of Lorraine (r. 1176-1194/95), will show that they each constructed the visual image of their rule by employing a masculine iconography to craft their identities. Originating directly from the power these lordly women, their coins and seals convey how they represented themselves and consequently how they wished to be recognized and recollected. As such, these objects were part of a wider medieval memorial culture to which the creation of artefacts and architecture was crucial. |
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