The margin to act: a framework of investigation for women's (and men's) medieval art-making
Therese Martin
One of the challenges faced by medieval art historians is to recognise diverse roles women played in matters art, while seeing also impact society on their artistic choices. By tracing how one work can open new critical insights into another, and disparate objects buildings – if thought through together illuminate our understanding Middle Ages overall, we discern multi-layered stages creative process. The term ‘makers art’ proposed as a shift away from commonly used words artist, patron, recipient preconceived notions about individuals who fulfilled those roles. paper lays out framework ‘the margin act’ for investigation multi-levelled interactions with and, ultimately, writing history.
Journal of Medieval History