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Women and aristocratic culture in the Carolingian world / Valerie L. Garver.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garver, Valerie L. (Valerie Louise), 1972-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Europe--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500.
- Women.
- Upper class women.
- History.
- Europe.
- Upper class women--Europe--History--To 1500.
- Carolingians.
- Social history--Medieval, 500-1500.
- Social history.
- Social history--Medieval.
- Civilization, Medieval.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Introduction : women and Carolingian society
- Beauty : appearance and adornment
- Family : bonds and memory
- Prudence : instruction and moral exemplarity
- Wealth : hospitality and domestic management
- Textile work
- Conclusion : the lifecycle of aristocratic women.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780801447716
- 0801447712
- OCLC:
- 320798683
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