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Bezig met laden... Medieval Woman: An Illuminated Book of Days (1985)door Sally Fox
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Apparently 2020 is a plague year, so maybe my mother getting me this Medieval-styled day journal for Christmas last is rather fitting… But I’m not one for actual journalling, so I’ll probably give it back to her to fill out now that I’ve explored the illustrations. The theme of the book is working Medieval women in illustration, attempting to prove a thesis that women were far more than just housewives and nuns even during a time of relatively restrictive rules for women overall. Most of the roles played by women show them doing household tasks, selling things, and working the fields, which don’t seem that surprising, considering that these are all expected roles for European women at the time, but I was interested to see a handful where the women were defending castles, at the forge, and other more male occupations. The illustrations are taken from a variety of contemporary Medieval sources, so in theory they represent an accurate depiction of contemporary women, but I do question how many of the illustrations have been fictionalized or at least exaggerated. The authors provide little in the way of explanation or discussion of the source material, and considering that most of the sources are religious texts, I wonder how many liberties were taken or if the illustrations are depicting the same exceptional woman in many circumstances. Of course, there have always been women who march to the beat of their own drum, so I don’t want to question the validity of the images too much, but I do wish that there was more discussion about them. Knowing more about the illustrators, the accompanying stories, or even the biographies of the women depicted would have made for a much more interesting book - even if the point is that they’re meant to simply be decoration to accompany the reader’s journaling. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The Medieval Woman is a classic book, both as a well researched book on the role of women in the Middle Ages, and as a timeless gift that appeals to booklovers of all ages.' Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)305.40902Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Groups of people Women Women - subdivisions Biography And HistoryLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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