Most Wise and Valiant Ladies
, by Andrea HopkinsNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781556708022 | 1556708025
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/1/2031
A beautifully illustrated, engrossing account of the lives of six outstanding medieval women, "Most Wise and 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. 115 illustrations, 45 in color.