The lives of women in the Middle Ages through illumination

This short video from the University of Sherbrooke (Canada) explores the social and religious representation of women through the art of illumination.

 

Through the richness of their illuminations, manuscripts offer us a vast field of study regarding religious and social representations in the medieval world. What can their pages illuminated with precious miniatures and the rich ornamentation of their margins teach us? Illumination artist Sylvie Poirier is currently writing a dissertation analyzing religious and social representations of women in French Romano-Gothic illumination, under the direction of Professor Patrick Snyder.

Report by Vicky Gauthier and Michel Caron