In this informative and lively volume, Margaret L. King synthesizes a large body of literature on the condition of western European women in the Renaissance cen
The Renaissance was a period of significant cultural transformation in Europe: women were both agents and objects of this historical process. The period witness
In the period 1450 to 1650 in Europe, hair was braided, curled, shaped, cut, colored, covered, decorated, supplemented, removed, and reused in magic, courtship,
This work is a revealing combination of biographies and topical essays that describe the outstanding and often-overlooked contributions of women to the science,
"An impressive collection of 29 essays by British, American and Italian scholars on important historical, artistic, cultural, social, legal, literary and theatr