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Women and Aristocratic Culture in the Carolingian World /

"Despite the wealth of scholarship in recent decades on medieval women, we still know much less about the experiences of women in the early Middle Ages than we do about those in later centuries. In Women and Aristocratic Culture in the Carolingian World, Valerie L. Garver offers a fresh apprais...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Garver, Valerie L. (Valerie Louise), 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : women and Carolingian society
  • Beauty : appearance and adornment
  • Family : bonds and memory
  • Prudence : instruction and moral exemplarity
  • Wealth : hospitality and domestic management
  • Textile work
  • Conclusion : the lifecycle of aristocratic women.