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Encyclopedia of women in the Renaissance [electronic resource] : Italy, France, and England / edited by Diana Robin, Anne R. Larsen, Carole Levin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2007.Description: 459 p. ; cmISBN:
  • 9781851097777 (e-book)
  • 1851097775 (e-book)
  • 9781851097722 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1851097724 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.48/80900902403 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ1148 .W67 2007
Online resources: Summary: "Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England is the first first comprehensive reference devoted exclusively to the contributions of women to European culture in the period between 1350 and 1700. Focusing principally on early modern women in England, France, and Italy, it offers over 135 biographies of the extraordinary women of those times. Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance provides vivid portraits of well known women such as Catherine of Siena, Joan of Arc, Mary Queen of Scots, and Christine de Pizan. Also included are less familiar but equally important women like Elena Lucrezia Cornaro, the first woman in Europe to earn a doctorate; the renowned Renaissance painter Artemisia Gentileschi; and the acclaimed author of medical textbooks and midwife to a French queen, Louise Boursier. Based on the latest research and enhanced with thematic essays, this groundbreaking work casts our understanding of women's lives and roles in Renaissance history and culture in a provocative new light."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England is the first first comprehensive reference devoted exclusively to the contributions of women to European culture in the period between 1350 and 1700. Focusing principally on early modern women in England, France, and Italy, it offers over 135 biographies of the extraordinary women of those times. Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance provides vivid portraits of well known women such as Catherine of Siena, Joan of Arc, Mary Queen of Scots, and Christine de Pizan. Also included are less familiar but equally important women like Elena Lucrezia Cornaro, the first woman in Europe to earn a doctorate; the renowned Renaissance painter Artemisia Gentileschi; and the acclaimed author of medical textbooks and midwife to a French queen, Louise Boursier. Based on the latest research and enhanced with thematic essays, this groundbreaking work casts our understanding of women's lives and roles in Renaissance history and culture in a provocative new light."

Electronic reproduction. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO. Available via the World Wide Web.