Allotting the scarlet and the purple : late antique images of the Virgin Annunciate spinning
There has been little attempt to scrutinize Mary's association with the spindle, the foremost attribute of femininity in the late antique world. This thesis addresses the issue by examining the iconographic origins of the Virgin Annunciate spinning in both art and text during late antiquity. Fr...
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University of Manchester
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.727782 |