Most Wise and Valiant Ladies

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pp.160.paperback edition .”A beautifully illustrated, engrossing account of the lives of six outstanding medieval women, “Most Wise & Valiant Ladies” features biographies of Hildegarde of Bingen, legendary abbess, scientist, and composer; Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen, crusader, and patron of the arts; Joan of Arc, visionary and warrior; Christine de Pisan, influential writer on the role of women; Margery Kempe, religious fanatic and pilgrim; and Margaret Paston, a middle-class wife and mother.”

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Book Information

ISBN 1566490731
ISBN13 9781566490733
Number of pages 160
Original Title Most Wise & Valiant Ladies
Published Date 1997
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No paperback
Binding Paperback
Size Larger 8vo
Place of Publication London
Edition First edition
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pp.160.paperback edition .”A beautifully illustrated, engrossing account of the lives of six outstanding medieval women, “Most Wise & Valiant Ladies” features biographies of Hildegarde of Bingen, legendary abbess, scientist, and composer; Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen, crusader, and patron of the arts; Joan of Arc, visionary and warrior; Christine de Pisan, influential writer on the role of women; Margery Kempe, religious fanatic and pilgrim; and Margaret Paston, a middle-class wife and mother.”

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Weight 1 kg