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Vitreous Vitae: St. Margaret of Antioch in Thirteenth-Century Stained Glass
 
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ISBN13:9789004430211
ISBN10:90044302111
Binding:Hardback
No. of pages:284 pages
Size:235x155 mm
Weight:1 g
Language:English
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Vitreous Vitae

St. Margaret of Antioch in Thirteenth-Century Stained Glass
 
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Ashley J. Laverock considers the thirteenth-century stained-glass windows depicting the life of St. Margaret of Antioch in Europe, through their narrative structures, shared themes, and integration into each site, revealing unique site-specific narratives and multi-faceted Margarets.

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In Vitreous Vitae: St. Margaret of Antioch in Thirteenth-Century Stained Glass, Ashley J. Laverock considers the representation of the virgin martyr St. Margaret in thirteenth-century stained-glass windows in Europe. These windows appeared at a moment when Margaret?s cult was expanding but before the motif of the saint with the ragon became normative. They offer insight into the rich narrative potential of Margaret?s life in a monumental medium seen by wide audiences.


Examining these windows not only reveals shared emphases on Margaret?s imitatio Christi, corporeal suffering, and encounters with the dragon and demon, but also shows how distinct site-specific hagiographies of Margaret were tailored to each church?s context. Multi-faceted Margarets contributed to the wider cult of the saint.
Table of Contents:


List of Figures



Introduction



1 Martyr and Medium: the Cult of St. Margaret and Stained Glass

 1 The Cult of St. Margaret in Text and Image

 2 St. Margaret and Stained Glass



2 Narrating Margaret?s Passion in Stained Glass: the Multi-Layered Martyr at the Church of St. Margaret at Ardagger Abbey

 1 Visual Narrative Strategies in the Margaret Windows

 2 Image and Inscription at Ardagger

 3 Margaret and the Canons of Ardagger



3 Witnessing the Martyr: Margaret?s Corporeal Suffering at the Cathedral of Saint-Étienne, Auxerre

 1 Margaret and Martyrdom

 2 Beating, Burning, and Drowning

 3 Margaret?s Witnesses

 4 Saints, Bishops, and Laity at Auxerre Cathedral



4 From Suffering to Slaying: Margaret?s Triumphs over the Dragon and Demon at Chartres Cathedral

 1 The Dragon Appears

 2 The Demon Flees

 3 Margaret as a Confessor Saint at Chartres

 4 Margaret, Childbirth, and the Virgin Mary

 5 Seeing Margaret in Context



5 Margaret?s Expanding Imagery: Multivalent Margarets in Other Thirteenth-Century Windows

 1 Margaret at Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

 2 Margaret and her relics at Dol-de-Bretagne and Troyes

 3 Margaret among the Martyrs at Strasbourg



Conclusion

Bibliography

Index