Women in the Middle Ages. Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens, Hardback

A magnificently illustrated oversized book that uses art to illuminate the lives of medieval women, from peasants to queens. Includes chapters dedicated to nuns like Hildegarde of Bingen, abbess, mystic, and polymath; courtiers like Christine de Pizan, warriors like Joan of Arc; and the everyday women whose names are lost to history.

• Publisher: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
• Author(s): Gemma Hollman
• Number of pages: 200
• Publication date: 2024
• Dimensions: 238 x 313 x 23
• Cover type: Hardback