Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 2118
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Gaunt , Simon.
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  • Title: The Women of Papal Avignon. A New Source: The "Liber Divisionis" of 1371 [census of 3800 heads of households, 17% of which were females].
  • Source: Journal of Women's History 8, 1 (Spring 1996): Pages 36 - 59.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Avignon, Vaucluse, France Demography Liber Divisionis Work
  • Award Note:
  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 14
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  • Illustrations:
  • Table: One table showing occupations for single, widowed, and married women in Avignon according to the "Liber Divisionis."
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  • Author's Affiliation: Cambridge University
  • Conference Info: - , -
  • Year of Publication: 1996.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 10427961