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The letters of the Rožmberk sisters : noblewomen in fifteenth-century Bohemia : translated from Czech and German with introduction, notes and interpretive essay /

The letters of Perchta and Anezka offer an illuminating insight into how two aristocractic women in fifteenth-century Bohemia saw themselves and their lives. The central topic is Perchta's deep unhappiness at her father's choice of husband for her. This rare discussion of a situation that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rožmberka, Perchta z, active 15th century
Otros Autores: Klassen, John M., Doležalová, Eva, Szabo, Lynn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Checo
Alemán
Publicado: Cambridge ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer, 2001.
Colección:Library of medieval women.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; 1. Daughters of power; 2. Growing up in the Rožmberk household; 3. Education and training; 4. Perchta's siblings; 5. Anéžka, the unmarried sister; 6. Property and marriage gifts; 7. John of Lichtenštejn; The Correspondence of Perchta and Anéžka of Rožmberk; Interpretive Essay; Select Bibliography; Index