Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

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1. Record Number: 10901
Author(s): Nolan, Kathleen.
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Title : The Tomb of Adelaide of Maurienne and the Visual Imagery of Capetian Queenship [The author argues that while Adelaide's seal establishes her authority through stable conservative imagery, her tomb sculpture marks her as an individual with a special connection to the sacred site. Title note supplied by Feminae.]

Source: Capetian Women. Edited by Kathleen Nolan . Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Pages 45 - 76.
Year of Publication: 2003.

2. Record Number: 10900
Author(s): Huneycutt, Lois L.
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Title : The Creation of a Crone: The Historical Reputation of Adelaide of Maurienne [The author cites a story from a seventeenth century history which portrays Adelaide as a spiteful and lascivious old woman. Hunneycutt argues that Adelaide confused contemporaries by acting as an integral part of the monarchy. Her second marriage also caused concern. Adeliza of Louvain, by contrast, did not take an active role in government and is remembered chiefly for her beauty. Title note supplied by Feminae.]

Source: Capetian Women. Edited by Kathleen Nolan . Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Pages 27 - 43.
Year of Publication: 2003.