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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