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Chariots of ladies : Francesc Eiximenis and the court culture of medieval and early modern Iberia /

This book traces the development of devotion and female piety among the Iberian aristocracy from the late Middle Ages into the Golden Age, and from Catalonia to the rest of Iberia and Europe via the rise of the Franciscan Observant movement.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Silleras-Fernandez, Nuria (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Eiximenis, his patronesses, and female virtue in late medieval and early modern Iberia
  • A return to piety : Francesc Eiximenis and the culture of the late medieval Catalan court (the Crown of Aragon, 1327-1409)
  • Noble inspiration : Sanxa Ximenis d'Arenós and the Book of women (Valencia, c. 1380-96)
  • Fit for a queen : the Scala Dei, Franciscan queenship, and Maria de Luna (Barcelona, c. 1396-1410)
  • Found in translation : Isabel the Catholic reads Eiximenis (Castile, c. 1490-1516)
  • Eiximenis on the Atlantic : the Chariot of ladies and Catalina of Hapsburg (Portugal, c. 1525-78)
  • Conclusion : feminine virtue, female agency, and the legacy of Eiximenis.