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Record Number: 9754 Author(s)/Creator(s): Phillips , Kim M. Contributor(s): Title: The Medieval Beauty Myth: An Aesthetics of Virginity [discusses the qualities that were most valued: slenderness, youth, virginity, and a meek and passive posture with a pulled-in chin and chest and a thrust-forward belly]. Source: Medieval Life 5, (Summer 1996): Pages 10 - 13. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Beauty Body Female Adolescents Virginity Award Note: Geographic Area: General Century: 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: One figure. The painting, "Fall of Man," by Hugo van der Goes, c.1468-70, shows a naked young Eve who is slender but with a rounded belly. Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of York Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 13576291

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