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Record Number: 27610 Author(s)/Creator(s): Gaudette , Helen A., Contributor(s): Title: The Spending Power of a Crusader Queen: Melisende of Jerusalem [The author analyzes three projects which Melisende supported in part to increase public support for her rule: Bethgibelin Castle, the women's monastery of Bethany, and the covered market street in Jerusalem called "Malquisinat" (literally the Street of Bad Cooking). Title note supplied by Feminae.] Source: Women and Wealth in Late Medieval Europe.  Edited by Theresa EarenfightThe New Middle Ages..  Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.  Pages 135 - 148. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Castles Cities and Towns Jerusalem (Latin Kingdom) Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem and Wife of King Fulk of Anjou Patronage, Ecclesiastical Politics Queens Rulers Award Note: Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean Century: 12 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Queens College, CUNY Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2010. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 9781403984326

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