English birth girdles : devotions for women in "travell of childe" /

In medieval England, women in labor wrapped birth girdles around their abdomens to protect themselves and their unborn children. These parchment or paper rolls replicated the "girdle relics" of the Virgin Mary and other saints loaned to queens and noblewomen, extending childbirth protectio...

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Main Author: Morse, Mary (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : Walter De Gruyter, [2024].
Series:Research in medieval and early modern culture ; 38.
Studies in medieval and early modern culture ; 87.
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