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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Page 108
... Rich , the saintly scholar and preacher who later became archbishop of Canterbury . After her hus- band's death in 1226 the vigorous countess , now around forty , first turned her efforts to ensuring the safe transmittal of the ...
... Rich , the saintly scholar and preacher who later became archbishop of Canterbury . After her hus- band's death in 1226 the vigorous countess , now around forty , first turned her efforts to ensuring the safe transmittal of the ...
Page 151
... rich unless they had inherited or married wealth . In the series of the Paris tax rolls from 1292 to 1313 , the percentage of women among the total number of individuals subject to tax is relatively steady , between 10 % and 15 % . This ...
... rich unless they had inherited or married wealth . In the series of the Paris tax rolls from 1292 to 1313 , the percentage of women among the total number of individuals subject to tax is relatively steady , between 10 % and 15 % . This ...
Page 230
... rich cloth , she embroidered it in silver and gold , and they divided the money when it was sold to a rich noble.16 What little is known of French embroidery suggests that it was similar to the English , and that in Paris too men took ...
... rich cloth , she embroidered it in silver and gold , and they divided the money when it was sold to a rich noble.16 What little is known of French embroidery suggests that it was similar to the English , and that in Paris too men took ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
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