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Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens
- GenresHistoryNonfiction
200 pages, Hardcover
Published November 26, 2024
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February 3, 2025
This did NOT feel like 200 pages. I think my problem with Hollman's way of writing comes from how it reads like a rephrased passage from a textbook or Wikipedia article. There's a lot of information to take in, but it isn't written in a way that's striking or engaging. I had the same issue when reading Royal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England.
That being said, I do appreciate the amount of research and work put into this book. Learning of the women Hollman chose to highlight was greatly accentuated by the accompanying imagery, and I like that Hollman didn't only stick to paintings or manuscripts. There was a nice variety in the other types of art Hollman addressed (Sculptures, chests, embroidery, etc.).
That being said, I do appreciate the amount of research and work put into this book. Learning of the women Hollman chose to highlight was greatly accentuated by the accompanying imagery, and I like that Hollman didn't only stick to paintings or manuscripts. There was a nice variety in the other types of art Hollman addressed (Sculptures, chests, embroidery, etc.).
February 11, 2025
This one was a fun read! Very informative with a great deal of medieval art, in various forms, through out.
June 13, 2025
The Most Beautiful Illustrations.
This is a high quality book with the most beautiful illustrations on every single page.
The paper quality is excellent almost card like.
The written content is about how these original illustrations record how life was like for medieval women of all classes, professions and home life.
It's very reader friendly, detailed yet easy to follow.
I love how this hardback doesn't possess one of those tacky jackets, it just has a beautiful very high quality illustrated hardcover. I wish more hardcover would ditch the jacket.
An absolute treasure for my bookshelf.
This is a high quality book with the most beautiful illustrations on every single page.
The paper quality is excellent almost card like.
The written content is about how these original illustrations record how life was like for medieval women of all classes, professions and home life.
It's very reader friendly, detailed yet easy to follow.
I love how this hardback doesn't possess one of those tacky jackets, it just has a beautiful very high quality illustrated hardcover. I wish more hardcover would ditch the jacket.
An absolute treasure for my bookshelf.
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