Women at the Burgundian Court / Femmes a La Cour De Bourgogne

The 11 essays are from a 2005 academic colloquium held in conjunction with the exhibition Women of Distinction: Margaret of York and Margaret of Austria, in Mechelen, Belgium during 2005. Specialists in European culture of the 15th and 16th centuries were called to investigate the actual presence and influence of women at the Burgundian court, but the discussion spread to the gender-specific role of women in the context of the court. The three essays in English consider royal entries in Flanders 1356-1515; charity against the odds: Margaret of York and the Isle of Voorne 1477-1503; and men, women, and beasts on the backgammon board for King Ferdinand I and Queen Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dagmar Eichberger is professor of art history at the University of Heidelberg, she teaches Netherlandish and German art and culture from 1400 to 1800.
Anne-Marie Legare is professor of medieval art history at the University of Lille 3 - Charles de Gaulle. She teaches Women's Studies and History of Manuscript Illumination.
Wim Husken is curator at the Stedelijke Musea in Mechelen. He has written extensively on Dutch literature and theatre of the sixteenth century.