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Women's lives in medieval Europe : a sourcebook
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Women's lives in medieval Europe : a sourcebook

Author: Emilie Amt
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 1993.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Brings together documents from the fifth through the fifteenth century, incorporating the laws, regulations, and religious texts that shaped the status and condition of women, examines noblewomen, peasant women, merchants, artisans, servants, and nuns within the realm of daily activity. Describes marriage, family life, and the perils of warfare and disease.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Women's lives in medieval Europe.
New York : Routledge, 1993
(OCoLC)631115997
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Emilie Amt
ISBN: 041590627X 9780415906272 0415906288 9780415906289
OCLC Number: 25675853
Description: ix, 347 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The heritage of ideas : Christian belief, Roman ideals, and Germanic custom --
Conditions of life : law, marriage, and health and safety --
The noble life --
The working life : agricultural, domestic, and commercial --
The religious life --
Outsiders : Jewish, Muslim, and heretic women --
Manual for a wife.
Responsibility: edited by Emilie Amt.
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Brings together documents from the fifth through the fifteenth century, incorporating the laws, regulations, and religious texts that shaped the status and condition of women, examines noblewomen, peasant women, merchants, artisans, servants, and nuns within the realm of daily activity. Describes marriage, family life, and the perils of warfare and disease.

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