A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval Life

Labarge, Margaret Wade

ISBN 10: 080705626X / ISBN 13: 9780807056264

Published by Beacon Press, Boston, Mass., 1986

About this Item

First printing of the trade paperback edition. 271 p. with index and bibliographical references. Black and white illustrations. Interior intact, binding is sound. Front cover illustrated with miniature-like scenes and curlicues. Research covers the "feudal societies of England, France, the Low Countries and Southern Germany". Looks at the daily life of "queens and noblewomen, nuns, mystics, peasants, prostitutes and felons." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 000353

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval Life
• Publisher: Beacon Press, Boston, Mass.
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080705626X
• ISBN 13: 9780807056264
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: 1st Ed.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Women
  • Western Europe

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Synopsis

Describes the daily life of noblewomen, nuns, and peasants in feudal England and Europe, looks at the treatment of lepers, begars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women