Stories of women in the middle ages / Maria Teresa Brolis ; forewords by Franco Cardini and Giles Co...
Stories of women in the middle ages / Maria Teresa Brolis ; forewords by Franco Cardini and Giles Co...
Stories of women in the middle ages / Maria Teresa Brolis ; forewords by Franco Cardini and Giles Constable ; translated by Joyce Myerson.
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Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]
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G 2019/0380
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Language
English
Italian
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Physical Description
Physical content
xviii, 187 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Hildegard, the genius -- Raingarde, the mother -- Heloise, the love-struck -- Eleanor, the queen -- Clare, the founder -- Bridget, the pilgrim -- Christine, the writer -- Joan, the rebel -- Flora and business -- Agnesina and poverty -- Ottebona and marriage -- Grazia and the religious life -- Giglio...
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Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
Québec (Province)
Date Published
[2018]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries in Europe, not all women fit the stereotype of passive housewife and mother. Many led bold and dynamic lives. In this collection of historical portraits, Maria Teresa Brolis tells the fascinating tales of fashion icons, art clients, businesswomen, saints, healers, lovers, and pilgrims--both famous and li...
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Stories of women in the middle ages / Maria Teresa Brolis ; forewords by Franco Cardini and Giles Constable ; translated by Joyce Myerson.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-187).
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Translated into English from original Italian.
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©2018
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G 2019/0380
Record Identifier
74VKV0EV0qdM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV0EV0qdM
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ISBN
0773554785 (cloth)
9780773554795 (paper)
0773554793 (paper)
9780773554788 (cloth)
DDC
920.72
MMS ID
991024226211602626
