Women of the Twelfth Century, Remembering the Dead

by Georges Duby

Book Overview

In this volume, one of the greatest medieval historians of our time continues his rich and illuminating enquiry into the lives of twelfth-century women. Georges Duby bases his account here on a twelfth-century genre which commemorated the virtues of noblewomen who had died, and the roles they had played in the history of their lineage. From these genealogical works a vivid picture emerges of the lives these women led, the values they held, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745619487
• ISBN13: 9780745619484
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"