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Patrick Geary of Infinity Line Co. of Colrain uses a template to mark a bike lane symbol on Elm Street in front of John M. Greene Hall in Northampton on Tuesday. Geary says he freshens up the painted crosswalk and bike lane markings for Smith College each year in advance of the spring commencement and reunion weekends except last spring, when there were none. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Patrick Geary of Infinity Line Co., in Colrain, marks crosswalk and bike lane symbols on Elm Street in front of John M. Greene Hall in Northampton while Northampton Police Officer Ben Beaver directs traffic on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Geary says he freshens up the painted markings for Smith College each year in advance of the spring commencement and reunion weekends - except last spring, when there were none. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
This book explores an alternate history of the power and agency of 30 Hungarian queens over 400 years by a rigorous examination of the material culture connected with their lives. By researching the objects, images, and spaces, it demonstrates how these women expressed and displayed their power. Queens used material culture and space not only to demonstrate their own power to a wide, international audience, but also to consolidate their own position when it was weakened by external circumstances. Both the public and private image of the queen factors significantly in understanding in her own role at the strongly centralized Hungarian court, and, moreover, how her position and person strengthened and complemented that of the king.