A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval LifeDescribes the daily life of noblewomen, nuns, and peasants in feudal England and Europe, looks at the treatment of lepers, beggars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women. |
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... library provided untiring help in solving bibliographical tangles and tracking down rare titles . In England , I have been equally fortunate in the privilege of using the rich resources of the British Library , the Bodleian Library ...
... library provided untiring help in solving bibliographical tangles and tracking down rare titles . In England , I have been equally fortunate in the privilege of using the rich resources of the British Library , the Bodleian Library ...
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... British Library 4 Woman shearing a sheep . MS Harl . 1892 , f . 27v . British Library 5 Men illustrating the four humours . MS Royal 15 E II , f . 60. British Library 6 Birth of a son to David and Bath- sheba . M638 , f . 42b . By ...
... British Library 4 Woman shearing a sheep . MS Harl . 1892 , f . 27v . British Library 5 Men illustrating the four humours . MS Royal 15 E II , f . 60. British Library 6 Birth of a son to David and Bath- sheba . M638 , f . 42b . By ...
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... British Library 34 Bedchamber of Isabeau of Bavaria . MS Harl . 4431 , f . 3v . British Library 35 A woman poultry seller . Tacuinum Sanitatis , MS Lat . 6977A , f . 68v . Bibliothèque Nationale , Paris 36 Haymaking in June . Les Très ...
... British Library 34 Bedchamber of Isabeau of Bavaria . MS Harl . 4431 , f . 3v . British Library 35 A woman poultry seller . Tacuinum Sanitatis , MS Lat . 6977A , f . 68v . Bibliothèque Nationale , Paris 36 Haymaking in June . Les Très ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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