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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... English nuns were not distinguished authors , they had a better reputa- tion in other artistic fields . Christina of Markyate embroidered a mitre and sandals for her friend Abbot Geoffrey of St. Albans to send to the newly elected English ...
... English nuns were not distinguished authors , they had a better reputa- tion in other artistic fields . Christina of Markyate embroidered a mitre and sandals for her friend Abbot Geoffrey of St. Albans to send to the newly elected English ...
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... English prelates that he decided to require such embroideries as a ' free gift ' from each of the Cistercian abbots in England - a command which delighted the London merchants who profited from it . 13 The English ecclesiastical ...
... English prelates that he decided to require such embroideries as a ' free gift ' from each of the Cistercian abbots in England - a command which delighted the London merchants who profited from it . 13 The English ecclesiastical ...
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... English Wills , ed . F. J. Furnivall , EETs o.s. 78 ( 1882 ) , 103 II G. A. Williams , Medieval London ( London 1963 ) , 58-59 12 S. L. Thrupp , The Merchant Class of Medieval London ( Ann Arbor 1962 ) , 106-7 13 Le Livre des Métiers d ...
... English Wills , ed . F. J. Furnivall , EETs o.s. 78 ( 1882 ) , 103 II G. A. Williams , Medieval London ( London 1963 ) , 58-59 12 S. L. Thrupp , The Merchant Class of Medieval London ( Ann Arbor 1962 ) , 106-7 13 Le Livre des Métiers d ...
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