Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens by Hollman, Gemma

Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens

Medieval women ruled over kingdoms, abbeys, and households; produced stunning works of art and craft; and did...
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Author: Gemma Hollman
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Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens by Hollman, Gemma

Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens

$101.93

Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens

$101.93
Author: Gemma Hollman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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. In medieval written accounts, however, women's contributions were often diminished or completely ignored. Yet art tells a different story: women appear everywhere, from manuscript miniatures to statues in cathedrals. In this book, historian Gemma Hollman uncovers the captivating story of medieval European women through the art of their time.

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 women's 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 women--which 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 women's history.


Author: Gemma Hollman
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Published: 10/22/2024
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780789214966

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