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Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages

Melanie Holcomb, Bryan Keene (contributor), Clovis Maillet (contributor)

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144 pages, Paperback

Published October 14, 2025
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Melanie Holcomb

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Melanie Holcomb is curator in the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Christien
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February 1, 2026
Gives a good overview of queer medieval art history in general, even if it stays a bit on the surface sometimes.
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Jessica
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November 9, 2025
Desire can -- and sometimes must -- create its own time.
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