How Long to Read The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre

How Long Does it Take to Read The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 33 minutes to read The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre by Meredith P. Lillich

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Description

Following the death of St. Louis, a new court fashion of ostentatious display was introduced into French stained glass with the advent of Queen Marie de Brabant, who in 1274 became the second wife of St Louis's heir Philippe le hardi. Little stained glass in this new style survives, since the very motifs that made it different--large donor ?portraits,' elaborate heraldry, lavish name--inscriptions -- became the most attractive targets of vandalism during the Hundred Years War, the Franco -- Burgundian struggles of the fifteenth century, the Huguenot conflict thereafter, and finally the French Revolution. This study reconstructs two ensembles in the new court style, at Mussy--sur--Seine in southern Champagne and at the famous medieval hospital of Tonnerre in Burgundy. Both of them can be directly connected with the extraordinary figure of Marguerite de Bourgogne. Burgundian princess, second wife and then widow of Charles d'Anjou, St Louis' brother, and titled the Queen of Sicily, Marguerite was a great peacemaker and one of the most revered agents of Christian charity of the Gothic era. The Mussy windows can be reconstructed almost completely with evidence from the surviving images, archival data, early photographs and drawings, stylistic analysis, and careful identification of the heraldry and inscriptions. One bay was a gift of Gui de Gen?, bishop of Langres; another window was donated by the mason Perrenet Barottier (here identified as the designer of Mussy and Tonnerre) and his wife Jacquette; yet another was a memorial to Gui de Mussy, soldier of Charles d'Anjou in Naples and undoubtedly killed in the Sicilian Vespers massacre of 1282. Finally, the Queen contributed the axial clerestory (the Crucifixion), the bay beneath it (the local St Vallier, patron of her parish at her residence in Tonnerre) and probably another window--totally destroyed but probably adorned with crowned images of Marguerite and Charles d'Anjou and their heraldry. Illus.

How long is The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre?

The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre by Meredith P. Lillich is 152 pages long, and a total of 38,304 words.

This makes it 51% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 29 minutes to read The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre aloud.

What Reading Level is The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre?

The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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