First printing of the trade paperback edition. 271 p. with index and bibliographical references. Black and white illustrations. Interior intact, binding is sound. Front cover illustrated with miniature-like scenes and curlicues. Research covers the "feudal societies of England, France, the Low Countries and Southern Germany". Looks at the daily life of "queens and noblewomen, nuns, mystics, peasants, prostitutes and felons." Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Title

A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval Life

Publisher

Beacon Press, Boston, Mass.

Publication Date

1986

Language

English

ISBN 10

080705626X

ISBN 13

9780807056264

Binding

Soft Cover

Edition

1st Ed.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket

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Boston 1986-lst Beacon. 271p. Index. Photo illus. Fine.

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This excellent synthesis of contemporary literature explores the activities of women at all social levels in France, England, the Low Countries, and Germany between 1100 and 1500: queens and noble ladies; nuns, recluses, and mystics; businesswomen and women on the land; nurses; prostitutes and women involved in various kinds of crime, including witchcraft. Emphasis is on the actual texture of their lives. While medieval theologians and lawyers stressed women's legal and intellectual inferiority and necessary subjection, the reality was quite different. Among the hundreds of women discussed, Labarge gives special and deserved attention to the mystic/writer Hildegard of Bingen and the influential writer Christine de Pizan. The general reader and advanced student will value this graciously written, thoughtful, and imaginatively illustrated work. Bennett D. Hill, St. Anselm's Abbey, Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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