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, begars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women |
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Christine was fortunate because her father's position at court had given her a
privileged peephole into court life and the chance to observe King ... The earl of
56 Christine de Pizan at work at her desk, surrounded 236 Women in Medieval
Life.
Christine was fortunate because her father's position at court had given her a
privileged peephole into court life and the chance to observe King ... The earl of
56 Christine de Pizan at work at her desk, surrounded 236 Women in Medieval
Life.
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388-96 24 Sharon Ady, 'Women and Wills', and further discussion 25 A. Lecoy de
la Marche, Anecdotes historiques , legendes et ... F. J. Furnivall, EETS OS 32 (
1868, 1969), 48 33 Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies, trans.
388-96 24 Sharon Ady, 'Women and Wills', and further discussion 25 A. Lecoy de
la Marche, Anecdotes historiques , legendes et ... F. J. Furnivall, EETS OS 32 (
1868, 1969), 48 33 Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies, trans.
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... London 1952 Nelli, R., La me quotidienne des Cathars de Languedoc auXIIIe
siecle, Paris 1969 Porteau-Bitker, A., ... The Albigensian Crusade, New York
1971 ChapterX Christine de Pizan: A Bibliography of Writings by Her and about
Her, ...
... London 1952 Nelli, R., La me quotidienne des Cathars de Languedoc auXIIIe
siecle, Paris 1969 Porteau-Bitker, A., ... The Albigensian Crusade, New York
1971 ChapterX Christine de Pizan: A Bibliography of Writings by Her and about
Her, ...
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Contents
The Precursors | 1 |
The Mould for Medieval Women | 18 |
Queens | 44 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval Life History. Women's studies |
| Author | Margaret Wade Labarge |
| Edition | 4, illustrated |
| Publisher | Beacon Press, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0807056278, 9780807056271 |
| Length | 271 pages |
| Subjects | › History / General |
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