Overview
Hollman traces the lives of women across society, with chapters dedicated to nuns like Hildegarde of Bingen, abbess, mystic, and polymath; courtiers like Christine de Pizan, author of pioneering works on womenās role in society; warriors like Joan of Arc; and the everyday women whose names are lost to history. She illustrates her text with some 150 varied works of medieval art, revealing what they tell us about the real lives of medieval women, and about medieval attitudes toward womenāwhich were exemplified at once by Eve, the symbol of moral fallibility, and by the Virgin Mary, the paragon of virtue.
With its eye-opening new perspective on the lives of medieval women and how they were portrayed, this book will be a treasure for anyone interested in the Middle Ages or womenās history.
This book title, Women in the Middle Ages (Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens), ISBN: 9780789214966, by Gemma Hollman, published by Abbeville Publishing Group (September 24, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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