[en] This article analyses the troubadour Giraut de Bornelh's reference to the design of a gem made of tin and the colour blue, in relation to the gemstones and the crafts of twelfth-century Limousin and surrounding regions. The discussion includes the symbolism of tin and of blue, with reference to heraldry, patronage and lapidaries.
Disciplines :
Literature
Author, co-author :
LÉGLU, Catherine ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Humanities (DHUM) > Romance Studies, Art and Media
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
‘Azure and Tin in the Canso “Nuilla res” by Giraut de Borneil’
Publication date :
10 December 2024
Main work title :
Troubadour Texts and Contexts: Essays in Honor of Wendy Pfeffer
Author, co-author :
Lisa Shugert Bevevino; University of Minnesota Morris
Editor :
Wells, Courtney; Hobart and William Smith Colleges > Department of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies
Heller, Sarah-Grace; Ohio State University > Department of French and Italian
