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Record Number: 7631 Author(s)/Creator(s): Gilchrist , Roberta. Contributor(s): Title: Blessed Art Thou Among Women: the Archaeology of Female Piety [The author discusses the orientation, archaeological, and iconographic details of medieval British cloisters and other women’s monastic buildings. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Woman is a Worthy Wight: Women in English Society c. 1200-1500.  Edited by P.J.P. Goldberg.  Alan Sutton Publishing, 1992.  Pages 212 - 226. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Archaeology Architecture- Religious Cloisters, Monastic Iconography Mary, Virgin, Saint in Art Monasticism Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 13- 14- 15- 16 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: One Figure. Figure One Map showing the distribution of cloisters placed to the north and south of churches. Table: One Graph. Graph One Chronology of cloister orientation, 1020-1340. Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of East Anglia Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1992. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0862998646

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