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Anselm Adornes
Travel, Trade, Cultural Exchange, and Intellectual Networks in Scotland, Bruges, and Jerusalem
éd. Bryony Coombs, Jill Harrison, Giovanna Guidicini, Turnhout, Brepols, 2026.
Présentation:
Anselm Adornes (1424–1483), merchant, diplomat, humanist patron of the arts, explorer, and pilgrim, is a pivotal figure in the cultural history of fifteenth-century Western Europe. His significance as a trusted advisor to James III of Scotland and Charles the Bold of Burgundy and his agency and influence within dynamic intellectual and artistic networks has not received the scholarly attention it deserves. Bridging the world of commerce and courtly diplomacy, Anselm Adornes is a charismatic individual who provides the perfect case study for this ambitious multidisciplinary book. Fresh perspectives on the account of his extraordinary pilgrimage across the Mediterranean to the Holy Land reveal perceptive observations not only of pious practices, places, peoples, and customs, but also of the importance of maps and navigation. As well as connecting Adornes to key works of art, architecture, manuscripts, and travel writing, this compelling volume uniquely sheds light on his deep relationship with Scotland and shows that country’s active engagement with the wider world. It will include transcriptions and translations of key documents, all previously unpublished, which makes it an important resource for those wishing to understand this exciting period of European history.
Table des matières:
Foreword
Véronique de Limburg Stirum
Introduction: Tracing the Cultural Networks of Anselm Adornes
Jill Harrison and Bryony Coombs
Biography of Anselm Adornes
Timeline
Adornes: Commerce and Diplomacy
Chapter 1. Scotland and Flanders: Anselm Adornes and the Diplomacy of Commerce, c. 1467–77
David Ditchburn
Adornes: Patronage, Art and Artists
Chapter 2. Two Little-Known Drawings of Anselm Adornes
Sacha Zdanov
Chapter 3. The Trinity Altarpiece: Anselm Adornes, St George and Jerusalem
Jill Harrison
Chapter 4. Flanders and Scotland: The Tomb and Burial of Anselm Adornes (1424–83)
Ann Adams
Adornes: Travel and Exploration
Chapter 5. Anselm Adornes’ Itinerary: Exploring and Representing Spaces of Spirituality through a Textuary Atlas of the Mediterranean World
Giovanna Guidicini
Chapter 6. The Gates of The Sea. Recounting the African Ports and Cities through the Memoirs of Anselm Adorno and Late Medieval Travellers
Beatrice Borghi
Adornes: Connections: Scotland and Bruges
Chapter 7. Lost Books: Anselm Adornes, James III, and Developing Humanist Interests in Scotland
Bryony Coombs
Chapter 8. Anselm Adornes, James III, and the Unicorn Collar
Steve Boardman
Adornes: Piety and Pilgrimage
Chapter 9. Golgotha Reincarnated: Calvary Altar in the Adornes Chapel and the Mass of St Gregory by Hieronymus Bosch
Miyako Sugiyama
Chapter 10. Pilgrimage and Piety: The Adornes Family and the Holy Land
Mitzi Kirkland-Ives
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Appendix 1. The Oration of Anselm Adornes in 1468 delivered to King James III of Scotland
Appendix 2. Various Trade Related Documents
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