Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


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1. Record Number: 10836
Author(s): Maynard, Jane F.
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Title : Purgatory: Place or Process? Women's Views on Purgatory in 14th-15th Century (Britain)
Source: Studies in Spirituality , 12., ( 2002):  Pages 105 - 125.
Year of Publication: 2002.
2. Record Number: 8495
Author(s): Wilcockson, Colin.
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Title : The Woodbind and the Nightingale Images in "Troilus and Criseyde" Book II, Lines 918-924 and Book III, Lines 1230-1239 [The author argues that Chaucer draws the imagery from two lais by Marie de France. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Notes and Queries , 3 (September 2002):  Pages 320 - 323.
Year of Publication: 2002.
3. Record Number: 6718
Author(s): Powell, Morgan
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Title : The Speculum virginum and the Audio-Visual Poetics of Women's Religious Instruction
Source: Listen, Daughter: The "Speculum virginum" and the Formation of Religious Women in the Middle Ages.   Edited by Constant J. Mews .   The New Middle Ages Series. Palgrave, 2001. Notes and Queries , 3 (September 2002):  Pages 59 - 83.
Year of Publication: 2001.
4. Record Number: 3946
Author(s): Brown, Cynthia J.
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Title : Allegorical Design and Image-Making in Fifteenth Century France: Alain Chartier's Joan of Arc [The author analyzes two other texts by Chartier as well to establish the ways that he creates allegorical figures and powerful images].
Source: French Studies , 53., 4 (October 1999):  Pages 385 - 404.
Year of Publication: 1999.
5. Record Number: 3847
Author(s): Dale, Judith.
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Title : Sin is Behovely: Art and Theodicy in the Julian Text [The author analyzes two modes of Julian's discourse: the pictorial elements of visual description and the theological argument about the response to evil].
Source: Mystics Quarterly , 25., 4 (December 1999):  Pages 127 - 146.
Year of Publication: 1999.
6. Record Number: 4620
Author(s): Bynum, Caroline Walker.
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Title : Men's Use of Female Symbols [the author argues that pardoxically men, powerful and clerical, needed to become weak and human as "spiritual" women for salvation; the author concludes in part: "Whatever explanation one proposes, it is clear that women's way of using and living symbols was different from men's. The differences lay not merely in what symbols were chosen but also in how symbols related to self. Where men stressed male/ female contrasts and used imagery of reversal to express their dependence on God, women expressed their dependence on God in imagery at least partly drawn from their own gender and avoided symbolic reversals." (Pages 288-289)].
Source: Debating the Middle Ages: Issues and Readings.   Edited by Lester K. Little and Barbara H. Rosenwein .   Blackwell Publishers, 1998. Mystics Quarterly , 25., 4 (December 1999):  Pages 277 - 289. Originally published in Caroline Walker Bynum, Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women. University of California Press, 1987. Pages 282-294.
Year of Publication: 1998.
7. Record Number: 1599
Author(s): Lewis, Flora.
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Title : The Wound in Christ's Side and the Instruments of the Passion: Gendered Experience and Response [images of sexual union and childbirth as well as knightly combat were used by both women and men to contemplate the Passion].
Source: Women and the Book: Assessing the Visual Evidence.   Edited by Lesley Smith and Jane H.M. Taylor .   British Library and University of Toronto Press, 1997. Germanic Notes and Reviews , 28., 2 (Fall 1997):  Pages 204 - 229.
Year of Publication: 1997.
8. Record Number: 1937
Author(s): Villegas, Diana L.
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Title : Discernment in Catherine of Siena
Source: Theological Studies , 58., 1 (March 1997):  Pages 19 - 38.
Year of Publication: 1997.
9. Record Number: 2059
Author(s): Snow-Obenaus, Katya.
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Title : Medieval Attitudes Towards Women as Reflected in the Songs of Heinrich von Morungen [analyzes the contrasting imagery of the singer's lady as a destructive force and as a figure of radiant goodness akin to the Virgin Mary].
Source: Germanic Notes and Reviews , 28., 2 (Fall 1997):  Pages 121 - 127.
Year of Publication: 1997.
10. Record Number: 1221
Author(s): Bangert, Michael.
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Title : A Mystic Pursues Narrative Theology: Biblical Speculation and Contemporary Imagery in Gertrude of Helfta
Source: Magistra , 2., 2 (Winter 1996):  Pages 3 - 20.
Year of Publication: 1996.
11. Record Number: 1018
Author(s): Margolis, Nadia.
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Title : Joan of Arc: Maneuverable Medievalism, Flexible Feminism [contemorary and later views of Joan of Arc, especially as a political symbol].
Source: Medieval Feminist Newsletter , 22., (Fall 1996):  Pages 21 - 25.
Year of Publication: 1996.
12. Record Number: 1788
Author(s): Terkla, Daniel.
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Title : Buckles, Knots, Marble Walls, and Visions of Ovid Dancing Round the Bed [International Congress on Medieval Studies. Kalamazoo, May 1996].
Source: Le Cygne: Bulletin of the International Marie de France Society: Abstracts, Notes, and Queries , 2., (April 1996):  Pages 27 - 28.
Year of Publication: 1996.
13. Record Number: 702
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Title : Listen Now All and Understand: Adaptation of Hagiographical Material for Vernacular Audiences in the Old English Lives of St. Margaret [contrasts a straightforward narrative with a version that emphasizes an affective spirituality].
Source: Speculum (Full Text via JSTOR) 71, 1 (Jan. 1996): 27-42. Link Info
Year of Publication: 1996.
14. Record Number: 339
Author(s): Dixon, Mimi Still.
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Title : Thys Body of Mary: "Femynyte" and "Inward Mythe" in the "Digby Mary Magdalene"
Source: Mediaevalia , 18., ( 1995):  Pages 221 - 244. (1995 (for 1992)) Published by the Center for Medieval and Early Renaissance Studies, State University of New York at Binghamton
Year of Publication: 1995.
15. Record Number: 1615
Author(s): Ruud, Jay.
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Title : Images of the Self and Self Image in Julian of Norwich [analysis of the varied kinds of feminine imagery used and their relations to Julian's assertions of self-worth].
Source: Studia Mystica New Series , 16., 1 ( 1995):  Pages 82 - 105.
Year of Publication: 1995.
16. Record Number: 2305
Author(s): Schmitt, Miriam, O.S.B.
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Title : Gertrud of Helfta: Her Monastic Milieu and Her Spirituality
Source: Hidden Springs: Cistercian Monastic Women. Book Two. Medieval Religious Women Volume Three.   Edited by John A. Nichols and Lillian Thomas Shank, O.S.C.O Cistercian Studies Series .   Cistercian Publications, 1995. Magistra , 2., 2 (Winter 1996):  Pages 471 - 496.
Year of Publication: 1995.
17. Record Number: 1443
Author(s): Norris, Kathleen.
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Title : What I Do Not See I Do Not Know -- Hildegard and the Poetic Way of Knowing [includes comparisons with such modern poets as Emily Dickinson].
Source: American Benedictine Review , 46., 2 (June 1995):  Pages 183 - 193.
Year of Publication: 1995.
18. Record Number: 6623
Author(s): Scott, Karen.
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Title : Candied Oranges, Vinegar, and Dawn: The Imagery of Conversion in the Letters of Caterina of Siena [The author examines three letters that Catherine wrote in 1378 to Monna Costanza Soderini, wife of one of the Guelph leaders of Florence, to Stefano Maconi, one of her disciples in Siena, and to Pope Urban; all three of her correspondents were having dif
Source: Annali d'Italianistica , 13., ( 1995):  Pages 91 - 107. Women Mystic Writers. Edited by Dino S. Cervigni
Year of Publication: 1995.
19. Record Number: 470
Author(s): Reed, Thomas L., Jr.
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Title : Glossing the Hazel: Authority, Intention, and Interpretation in Marie de France's Tristan, "Chievrefoil"
Source: Exemplaria: A Journal of Theory in Medieval and Renaissance Studies , 7., 1 (Spring 1995):  Pages 99 - 143.
Year of Publication: 1995.
20. Record Number: 1127
Author(s): Corless, Roger.
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Title : The Androgynous Mysticism of Julian of Norwich [Julian mostly avoids erotic heterosexual imagery in favor of a God that acts both as father and mother].
Source: Magistra , 1., 1 (Summer 1995):  Pages 55 - 71.
Year of Publication: 1995.
21. Record Number: 617
Author(s): Biscoglio, Frances M.
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Title : Fragmentation and Reconstruction: Images of the Female Body in "Ancrene Wisse" and the Katherine Group [images of the erotic, the maternal, the ascetic, and of fertility represent the union of the anchoress with Christ].
Source: Comitatus , 26., ( 1995):  Pages 27 - 52. [Contributions are accepted from graduate students and those who have received their doctorates within the last three years]
Year of Publication: 1995.
22. Record Number: 1651
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Title : The New Judith: Teresa de Cartagena [analysis of the "Admiraçión operum dey," a defense of Teresa's first text, the "Arboleda de los enfermos"; the chapter focuses on three images in the text: bark/pith as a symbol for male and female and, as symbols of the author, the biblical Judith and the blind man on the road to Jericho].
Source: Writing Women in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain: The Mothers of Saint Teresa of Avila. Ronald E. Surtz .   University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995. Comitatus , 26., ( 1995):  Pages 21 - 40.
Year of Publication: 1995.
23. Record Number: 351
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Title : Beatrice of Nazareth (c. 1200-1268): A Search for Her True Spirituality
Source: Vox Mystica: Essays on Medieval Mysticism in Honor of Professor Valerie M Lagorio.   Edited by Anne Clark Bartlett, Thomas H. Bestul, Janet Goebel, and William F. Pollard .   D.S. Brewer, 1995. Comitatus , 26., ( 1995):  Pages 57 - 74.
Year of Publication: 1995.
24. Record Number: 390
Author(s): Luongo, Thomas.
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Title : Catherine of Siena: Rewriting Female Holy Authority [use of erotic imagery and transformations of gender].
Source: Women, the Book and the Godly: Selected Proceedings of the St. Hilda's Conference, 1993. Volume 1 [Volume 2: Women, the Book and the Worldly].   Edited by Lesley Smith and Jane H. M. Taylor .   D.S. Brewer, 1995. Comitatus , 26., ( 1995):  Pages 89 - 103.
Year of Publication: 1995.
25. Record Number: 2471
Author(s): Hudson, Vivian Kay.
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Title : Clothing and Adornment Imagery in "The Scale of Perfection" : A Reflection of Contemplation
Source: Studies in Spirituality , 4., ( 1994):  Pages 116 - 145.
Year of Publication: 1994.
26. Record Number: 1638
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Title : God's Inappropriate Grace: Images of Courtesy in Julian of Norwich's "Showings"
Source: Mystics Quarterly , 20., 2 (June 1994):  Pages 47 - 59.
Year of Publication: 1994.
27. Record Number: 4392
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Title : Invitations of the Divine Heart: The Mystical Writings of Mechthild of Hackeborn [The author emphasizes the Christocentric motif of Mechthild's "Book of Special Grace" which was learned and nurtured in the liturgy].
Source: American Benedictine Review , 45., 3 (September 1994):  Pages 321 - 338.
Year of Publication: 1994.
28. Record Number: 5514
Author(s): Tobin, Frank.
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Title : Mechthild of Magdeburg and Meister Eckhart: Points of Coincidence
Source: Meister Eckhart and the Beguine Mystics: Hadewijch of Brabant, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Marguerite Porete.   Edited by Bernard McGinn .   Continuum, 1994. American Benedictine Review , 45., 3 (September 1994):  Pages 44 - 61.
Year of Publication: 1994.
29. Record Number: 1325
Author(s): Thompson, Augustine, O.P.
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Title : Hildegard of Bingen on Gender and the Priesthood
Source: Church History (Full Text via JSTOR) 63, 3 (Sept. 1994): 349-364. Link Info
Year of Publication: 1994.
30. Record Number: 1557
Author(s): Gaudet, Minnette.
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Title : The Rhetoric of Desire in the "Cansos" of Bernart de Ventadorn [psychoanalytic and feminist readings of Bernart's verses as a means to restore his masculinity and counter his lady's power and frightening sexuality].
Source: Romance Languages Annual , 6., ( 1994):  Pages 67 - 74.
Year of Publication: 1994.
31. Record Number: 14768
Author(s): Johnson, Timothy J.
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Title : Visual Imagery and Contemplation in Clare od Assisi's "Letters to Agnes of Prague"
Source: Mystics Quarterly , 19., 4 (December 1993):  Pages 161 - 172.
Year of Publication: 1993.
32. Record Number: 10809
Author(s): Iversen, Gunilla.
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Title : Ego Humilitatis, Regina Virtutum: Poetic Language and Literary Structure in Hildegard of Bingen's Vision of the Virtues [The author discusses the metaphorically rich poetic imagery of Hildegard's lyrics, comparing them to her music. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: The Ordo Virtutum of Hildegard of Bingen: Critical Studies.   Edited by Audrey Ekdahl Davidson .   Medieval Institute Publications, 1992. Mystics Quarterly , 19., 4 (December 1993):  Pages 79 - 110.
Year of Publication: 1992.
33. Record Number: 11069
Author(s): Camille, Michael.
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Title : Gothic Signs and the Surplus: The Kiss on the Cathedral [The kiss was a sign with many meanings, and its symbolic significance in medieval visual and verbal representations is manifold. A sculpture on the West Front of Amiens Cathedral depicts the sin of lechery through the image of a man and woman kissing, yet the kiss did not always stand in for representations of sexual intercourse (legitimate or illicit). The kiss could have spiritual and allegorical significance (e.g., visual representations of the Song of Songs), legal force (e.g., feudal and courtly rituals), treacherous or transgressive overtones (e.g., representations of Judas and Christ or other same-sex couples kissing), mystical meanings, or devotional purposes (e.g., the kiss of peace). Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Yale French Studies (Full Text via JSTOR) (1991): 151-170. Special Editions: Style and Values in Medieval Art and Literature.Link Info
Year of Publication: 1991.
34. Record Number: 11217
Author(s): Twomey, Michael W.
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Title : Christ’s Leap and Mary’s Clean Catch in “Piers Plowman” B.12.136-44a and C.14.81-88a [In his allegorical poem, William Langland combines conventional images of Christ and Mary in order to represent how Christ’s love and Mary’s purity played a key role in the foundation of the Church. The poet achieves this effect through poetic devices, including allusion and metaphor. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Yearbook of Langland Studies , 5., ( 1991):  Pages 165 - 174.
Year of Publication: 1991.
35. Record Number: 11211
Author(s): Dronke, Peter.
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Title : The Symbolic Cities of Hildegard of Bingen [Hildegard’s image of the Heavenly City of Jerusalem employs complex symbolism, combining imagery of the city as a flowering garden, as a cosmic tree, and as a place built of precious stones. Hildegard fuses this bud, stone, and tree imagery from Biblical and literary sources, especially the "Apocalypse of John," a Christian allegory by the second-century author Hermas, and “The City of God” by Saint Augustine. Similar metaphors drawn from nature (including images of the cosmos as an egg) run through Hildegard’s other major works. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Journal of Medieval Latin , 1., ( 1991):  Pages 168 - 183.
Year of Publication: 1991.
36. Record Number: 11818
Author(s): Cassell, Anthony K.
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Title : Santa Lucia as Patroness of Sight: Hagiography, Iconography, and Dante [The role of Saint Lucy in Dante's Divine Comedy is manifold, as the saint bears multiple symbolic and allegorical meanings in the poem. Early accounts of her life present the saint as an exemplum of fortitude, but later narratives depict her as a beautiful virgin martyr whose eyes were plucked out. Representations of Saint Lucy in art often feature her holding her eyes on a dish or platter, highlighting her role as the patroness of sight. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Dante Studies , 109., ( 1991):  Pages 71 - 88.
Year of Publication: 1991.
37. Record Number: 12736
Author(s): Takacs, Sarolta A.
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Title : Manuel Philes’ Meditation on an Icon of the Virgin Mary [This devotional poem by the fourteenth century Greek poet represents a progression from a meditation of a concrete object (an icon of the Virgin Mary) to a mystical or metaphysical plane of understanding. The author gives a line by line analysis of the language of the poem, which employs numerous rhetorical devices to connect allusions to the burning bush (which typographically prefigures the Virgin Mary) to imagery of divine fire. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Byzantinische Forschungen , 15., ( 1990):  Pages 277 - 288.
Year of Publication: 1990.
38. Record Number: 12755
Author(s): Leveto, Paula D.
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Title : The Marian Theme of the Frescoes in Santa Maria at Castelseprio
Source: Art Bulletin , 72., 3 ( 1990):  Pages 391 - 413.
Year of Publication: 1990.
39. Record Number: 12756
Author(s): Carrasco, Magdalena Elizabeth
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Title : Spirituality in Context: The Romanesque Illustrated Life of Saint Radegund of Poitiers (Poitiers, Bibliotheque Municipale, MS 250)
Source: Art Bulletin , 72., 3 ( 1990):  Pages 414 - 435.
Year of Publication: 1990.
40. Record Number: 11198
Author(s): Smith, Susan L.
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Title : The Power of Women Topos on a Fourteenth-Century Embroidery
Source: Viator , 12., ( 1990):  Pages 203 - 234.
Year of Publication: 1990.
41. Record Number: 12745
Author(s): Harbison, Craig.
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Title : Sexuality and Social Standing in Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Double Portrait [The painting of Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife Giovanna Cenami depict the couple holding hands while standing in the bedroom, but the rest of the iconography and inscriptions throughout the image do not necessarily suggest that the double portrait is the visual equivalent of a marriage certificate or contract. The visual representation of husband and wife (including gestures and iconography) is instead a more generalized image of marriage that reflects the importance of fertility and defined sexual roles for men and women. Furthermore, the artist's detailed depiction of domestic space projects the social status, courtly aspirations, and religious values of the merchant class Arnolfini couple. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Renaissance Quarterly , 43., 2 (Summer 1990):  Pages 249 - 291.
Year of Publication: 1990.
42. Record Number: 28579
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Title : Profile of a Woman
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43. Record Number: 28586
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44. Record Number: 28718
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Title : Portrait of a Woman
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45. Record Number: 28723
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Title : Portrait of a Woman
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46. Record Number: 28727
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Title : Portrait of a Woman
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47. Record Number: 28731
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Title : Ginevra de' Benci (obverse)
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48. Record Number: 28744
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Title : Portrait of a Man and Woman at a Casement
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49. Record Number: 28747
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Title : Marriage of Charles IV and Marie of Luxembourg
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50. Record Number: 28751
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Title : Young Lady of Fashion
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51. Record Number: 28756
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Title : Princess Ginevra d'Este
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52. Record Number: 28758
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Title : Bianca Maria Sforza
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Title : Profile of a Woman
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