Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England
byAnne R. Larseneditor
Diana Robineditor
Carole Levineditor
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MLA
Larsen, Anne et al., editors. Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781851097777.
Chicago Manual of Style
Larsen, Anne, Diana Robin, and Carole Levin, eds. Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. ABC-CLIO, 2007. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781851097777
APA
Larsen, A., Robin, D. & Levin, C. (Eds.). (2007). Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781851097777
- Description
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This work is a revealing combination of biographies and topical essays that describe the outstanding and often-overlooked contributions of women to the science, politics, and culture of the Renaissance.
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"One of those rare reference books that is not only a good source of information but a fascinating read, this is an excellent addition for most academic and large public libraries." - Booklist"This book will give its users much needed perspective and new information about a topic that has been often largely ignored by historians, and it is a good starting point for any researcher who needs material on women and the Renaissance." - Library Media Connection"An excellent addition." - School Library Journal"Recommended. Lower-/upper=level undergraduates." - Choice"This book is essential for all libraries." - ARBA
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Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England
Contributors: Larsen, Anne; Robin, Diana; Levin, Carole;Abstract:This work is a revealing combination of biographies and topical essays that describe the outstanding and often-overlooked contributions of women to the science, politics, and culture of the Renaissance.
Editor(s): Larsen, Anne; Robin, Diana; Levin, Carole;SortTitle: encyclopedia of women in the renaissance: italy, france, and englandAuthor Info:Anne R. LarseneditorDiana RobineditorCarole LevineditoreISBN-13: 9781851097777Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781851097777.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781851097722Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 460Publication Date: 20070301Subtitle: Italy, France, and EnglandTable of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Contents vii8
- Contributors xi12
- Introduction xv16
- Chronology xvii18
- Women in the Renaissance: A Historical Encyclopedia vii8
- A 122
- Abortion and Miscarriage 122
- Albret, Jeanne d’ 223
- Alchemy 425
- Amazons 627
- Amboise, Catherine d’ 829
- Andreini, Isabella 930
- Androgyne 1233
- Anguissola, Sofonisba 1435
- Anna of Denmark 1839
- Anne of Brittany 2041
- Anne of Cleves 2041
- Aragona, Giovanna d’ 2243
- Aragona, Maria d’ 2445
- Aragona, Tullia d’ 2647
- Art and Women 3051
- Askew, Anne 3455
- Aubespine, Madeleine de L’ 3556
- B 3758
- Bacon, Anne Cooke 3758
- Barton, Elizabeth 3859
- Battiferra, Laura 3859
- Beaufort, Lady Margaret 4263
- Beaujeu, Anne de 4263
- Bectoz, Claude Scholastique de 4465
- Beguines 4566
- Behn, Aphra 4768
- Bess of Hardwick 4970
- Boleyn, Anne 4970
- Borgia, Lucrezia 5172
- Bourbon, Catherine de 5475
- Bourbon, Gabrielle de 5576
- Bourbon-Montpensier, Charlotte de 5677
- Bourgeois, Louise 5778
- Bradstreet, Anne 5980
- Bresegna, Isabella 6081
- C 6182
- Cambis, Marguerite de 6182
- Campiglia, Maddalena 6283
- Cary, Elizabeth Tanfield 6485
- Catherine of Aragon 6687
- Catherine de Médicis 6586
- Catherine of Siena 6889
- Cavendish, Elizabeth Brackley and Jane Cavendish 7192
- Cavendish, Margaret 7293
- Cecil, Mildred Cooke 7495
- Cereta, Laura 7495
- Childhood 7798
- Cibo, Caterina 79100
- Claude de France 80101
- Clermont, Claude-Catherine de 81102
- Clifford, Anne 83104
- Clitherow, Margaret 84105
- Coignard, Gabrielle de 84105
- Coligny, Louise de 86107
- Colonna, Vittoria 87108
- Contraception and Birth Control 91112
- Convents 92113
- Cookbooks and Recipes 95116
- Copio Sullam, Sara 96117
- Cornaro, Caterina 98119
- Cotteblanche, Marie de 100121
- Courtesans and Prostitution, Italy 101122
- Crenne, Hélisenne de 105126
- D 109130
- E 117138
- F 137158
- G 159180
- H 181202
- I 189210
- J 191212
- K 193214
- L 195216
- M 223244
- Makeup and Cosmetics 223244
- Makin, Bathsua 224245
- Malatesta, Battista da Montefeltro 225246
- Margaret of Parma 225246
- Margaret Tudor 227248
- Marguerite de Navarre 228249
- Marguerite de Valois 231252
- Marie of Guise 234255
- Marinella, Lucrezia 234255
- Marquets, Anne de 237258
- Marriage 239260
- Mary I 243264
- Mary Stuart 245266
- Mary Tudor 249270
- Masculinity, Femininity, and Gender 249270
- Matraini, Chiara 253274
- Medicine and Women 255276
- Montenay, Georgette de 266287
- Morata, Fulvia Olympia 269290
- Morel, Camille de 271292
- Mornay, Charlotte Arbaleste Duplessis 272293
- Morra, Isabella di 274295
- Music and Women 276297
- N 281302
- O 285306
- P 289310
- Q 307328
- R 313334
- S 329350
- Sappho and the Sapphic Tradition 329350
- Savoie, Louise de 331352
- Scala, Alessandra 332353
- Schurman, Anna Marie van 333354
- Seymour, Jane 336357
- Sforza, Caterina 336357
- Sidney, Mary Herbert 339360
- Speght, Rachel 341362
- Stampa, Gaspara 342363
- Strozzi, Alessandra Macinghi 345366
- Strozzi, Barbara 346367
- Stuart, Arbella 348369
- T 351372
- V 379400
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