The Book of the Knight of the Tower : Manners for Young Medieval Women /

This book explores knightly stories of medieval manners and is a commentary on what people in the middle ages wore, how they prayed and what they hoped for in this life and the next. These stories range from the shockingly bawdy to the deeply pious, and often end with morals about the ways women can...

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Main Author: Barnhouse, Rebecca (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Series:Studies in Arthurian and courtly cultures.
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Summary:This book explores knightly stories of medieval manners and is a commentary on what people in the middle ages wore, how they prayed and what they hoped for in this life and the next. These stories range from the shockingly bawdy to the deeply pious, and often end with morals about the ways women can avoid 'blame, shame, and defame'.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages)
ISBN:9781403983121
DOI:10.1057/9781403983121