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Sources:
- Coomans, Thomas and Jan De Maeyer, eds. The Revival of Medieval Illumination: Nineteenth-Century Belgium Manuscripts and Illuminations from a European Perspective. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2008.
- Eco, Umberto. “The Return of the Middle Ages.” In Travels in Hyperreality: Essays. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986: 59-86.
- Herbert, Lynley. “The Clothilde Missal: A Female Artist Draws Her Sword.” The Journal of the Walters Art Museum 73 (2018): 113-118. [available online]
- Hindman, Sandra. Manuscript Illumination in the Modern Age: Recovery and Reconstruction. Evanston: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, 2001.
- ——-. “Dreaming in the Middle Ages.” Text Manuscripts – Les Enluminures (blog). 17 December 2015.
- Hindman, Sandra and Laura Light. Primer 5: Neo-Gothic Book Production and Medievalism. New York: Les Enluminures, 2016. [available online]
- Malafarina, Gianfranco. Il sogno di Clothilde: Il Missel Romain di Clothilde Coulaux. Self published, 2020.
- Ziolkowski, Jan. The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity, Volume 5: Tumbling into the Twentieth Century. Open Book Publishers, 2018. [available online]
Other Sources:
- The Clothilde Missal – Walters Art Museum
- The Clothilde Missal (digitized on The Walters Ex Libris)
- TikTok from the Schoenberg Institute showing curator Dot Porter handling the Clothilde Missal
- Coulaux Genealogy – begins with Clothilde’s paternal grandfather (note that Clothilde’s given name was “Marie Émilie Clotilde Coulaux” — she medievalized the modern spelling of “Clotilde” in her manuscript by adding an “h”)
Images:
**Unless otherwise noted, all images are taken from the digitized version of the Clothilde Missal on The Walters Ex Libris.**
Happy listening!
-Lindsay
Stuff about Things 
I think this has been my favourite episode! What an exquisite work of art. So happy that a museum purchased this exceptional work. What a shame it’s not on display. Thank you for finding such a hidden gem. Keep on making those podcasts, they are entertaining as well as educational.
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Thanks, Anna! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it. Alas, manuscripts are such tricky things to have on display. That said, there’s usually a protocol for requesting to see works on paper (depending on the museum, a manuscript might fall under that category), but I’m not sure how the Walters goes about that. I hope to some day find out! -L
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Dear Lindsy, I was excited to see an new update, no problem it’s a minisode! Yes, I agree that this was fascinating! THANK YOU for all you hard work and keeping on telling us STAUFF ABOUT THINGS!
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Thanks for those kind words! I appreciate you taking the time to send them my way. The Instagram handle is @StuffAboutThingsPodcast.
https://www.instagram.com/stuffaboutthingspodcast/?hl=en
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By the way, you mentioned instagram, what’s the show’s name on there as i couldn’t find it!
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Hi Lindsay! I just discovered your lovely podcast, and I’m just so delighted that Clothilde’s book inspired you! I love that she’s getting more attention, and recognition for how wonderful and special her book is. This was my first acquisition as a curator, and I hoped at the time that this little manuscript would become a beloved work in the collection. This just brings me so much joy! So thank you for getting her story out there! And thank you also for the kind shout out! 🙂 If you’re ever in Baltimore, let me know, and I can show you her book in person!
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Thank you so much, Lynley! I’m so glad I was able to share Clothilde with listeners. I still think about your talk (and Clothilde!) often. That panel on kitsch was **chef’s kiss**. I will let you know if I am ever in Baltimore, because there’s no way in heck I’m visiting without visiting the book and the Walters. Keep up the excellent work.
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