Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens Maps but so too did women

but so too did women of power and influence

and papyrus

Hermann Glöckner

Waite are brought vividly back to life in essays by Mary K

Featuring more than sixty images

Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens Maps but so too did womenA magnificently illustrated oversize book that uses art to illuminate the lives of medieval women, from peasants to queens 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 womens contributions were often diminished or completely ignored in written accounts, art tells a different story: women appear everywhere, from the margins