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

by Gemma Hollman

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 book, historian Gemma Hollman uses the visual as well as the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789214962
• ISBN13: 9780789214966
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 12.2"