Women in the Middle Ages : illuminating the world of peasants, nuns, and queens / Gemma Hollman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hollman, Gemma, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Europe--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500.

Women.

Women--Europe--Social conditions.

Women in art.

Physical Description:

200 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Abbeville Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Medieval women ruled over kingdoms, abbeys, and households; produced stunning works of art and craft; and did the hard work that kept ordinary families fed and clothed. Though women's contributions were often diminished or completely ignored in written accounts, art tells a different story: women appear everywhere, from the margins of illuminated manuscripts to grand tapestries. In this abundantly illustrated book, historian Gemma Hollman uses the visual as well as the written record to uncover the real lives of medieval European women at every level of society."--Page 4 of cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780789214966

0789214962

OCLC:

1446422587