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1 online resource |
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Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Summary |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
In English. |
Subject |
Eiximenis, Francesc, approximately 1340-approximately 1409 -- Influence.
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Eiximenis, Francesc, approximately 1340-approximately 1409. |
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Eiximenis, Francesc, approximately 1340-approximately 1409 -- Influence. |
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Catholic women -- Iberian Peninsula -- Conduct of life.
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Catholic women. |
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Europe -- Iberian Peninsula. |
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Conduct of life. |
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Iberian Peninsula -- Court and courtiers -- History -- To 1500.
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Courts and courtiers. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
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Iberian Peninsula -- Civilization.
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Civilization. |
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Didactic literature -- History and criticism.
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Didactic literature. |
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Women -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
Other Form: |
Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe Silleras-Fernandez, Nuria. Chariots of Ladies : Francesc Eiximenis and the Court Culture of Medieval and Early Modern Iberia. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, ©2015 9780801453830 |
ISBN |
9781501701641 (electronic book) |
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1501701649 (electronic book) |
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9780801453830 |
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0801453836 |
Standard No. |
10.7591/9781501701641 |
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