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 153
... allowed to take female apprentices under much the same regulations as men , but girls were not allowed in a workshop unless the wife was also there , a basic safeguard for them . Although information is more extensive for Paris and ...
... allowed to take female apprentices under much the same regulations as men , but girls were not allowed in a workshop unless the wife was also there , a basic safeguard for them . Although information is more extensive for Paris and ...
Page 197
... allowed a marginal position in the community . Thus they were allowed to offer candles at Saturday vespers but not to bring their offerings to the altar . When they suggested giving a ' noble window ' to the unfinished Notre Dame ...
... allowed a marginal position in the community . Thus they were allowed to offer candles at Saturday vespers but not to bring their offerings to the altar . When they suggested giving a ' noble window ' to the unfinished Notre Dame ...
Page 228
... allowed to remain with her . However , by far the best documented and apparently highly skilled embroiderer was Mabel of Bury St. Edmunds , whose name , especially between 1239 and 1244 , frequently appears in the royal records . She ...
... allowed to remain with her . However , by far the best documented and apparently highly skilled embroiderer was Mabel of Bury St. Edmunds , whose name , especially between 1239 and 1244 , frequently appears in the royal records . She ...
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