Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


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1. Record Number: 14122
Author(s): Franke, Birgit.
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Title : Female Role Models in Tapestries [The author briefly describes some of the tapestries owned or used by Margaret of York and her step-grand-daughter, Margaret of Austria. Frequently a series of tapestries celebrated heroic female figures like Esther, as savior of her people, and Abigail,
Source: Women of Distinction: Margaret of York | Margaret of Austria.   Edited by Dagmar Eichberger .   Brepols, 2005.  Pages 154 - 165.
Year of Publication: 2005.
2. Record Number: 14120
Author(s): Welzel, Barbara.
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Title : Widowhood: Margaret of York and Margaret of Austria [The author briefly discusses the two women's roles as protectors of their country. They are sometimes figured as the Biblical Judith, but in portraits Margaret of York is represented as a married woman. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Women of Distinction: Margaret of York | Margaret of Austria.   Edited by Dagmar Eichberger .   Brepols, 2005.  Pages 102 - 113.
Year of Publication: 2005.
3. Record Number: 14124
Author(s): Legaré, Anne-Marie.
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Title : La librairye de Madame: Two Princesses and Their Libraries [The author briefly surveys the manuscripts belonging to Margaret of York and Margaret of Austria. Margaret of York acquired a small number of French religious texts in line with her roles as wife and potential mother. In contrast her step-granddaughter c
Source: Women of Distinction: Margaret of York | Margaret of Austria.   Edited by Dagmar Eichberger .   Brepols, 2005.  Pages 206 - 219.
Year of Publication: 2005.
4. Record Number: 14125
Author(s): Fontaine, Marie Madeleine.
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Title : Olivier de la Marche and Jean Lemaire de Belges: The Author and His Female Patron [The author briefly surveys the careers of the two men who were courtiers and poets in the service of Margaret of York and Margaret of Austria. Both wrote works celebrating women. Olivier de la Marche had a strong influence on the Burgundian court because
Source: Women of Distinction: Margaret of York | Margaret of Austria.   Edited by Dagmar Eichberger .   Brepols, 2005.  Pages 220 - 229.
Year of Publication: 2005.
5. Record Number: 14121
Author(s): Lorentz, Philippe.
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Title : Children's Portraits: Between Politics and Family Memories [The author briefly surveys portraits done in the late medieval period, looking most closely at paintings of Margaret of Austria. In some cases the portraits were made to be sent to potential husbands in marriage negotiations. Title note supplied by Femin
Source: Women of Distinction: Margaret of York | Margaret of Austria.   Edited by Dagmar Eichberger .   Brepols, 2005.  Pages 114 - 123.
Year of Publication: 2005.
6. Record Number: 14126
Author(s): Rudy, Kathryn M.
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Title : Women's Devotions at Court [The author briefly surveys the devotional activities of Margaret of York and her step-grandaughter Margaret of Austria. These included prayers and sacred objects related to fertility and childbirth, books for prayer, meditation, and teaching young childr
Source: Women of Distinction: Margaret of York | Margaret of Austria.   Edited by Dagmar Eichberger .   Brepols, 2005.  Pages 230 - 239.
Year of Publication: 2005.
7. Record Number: 28749
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Title : Margaret of Austria
Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Master_of_Moulins_-_Portrait_of_Margaret_of_Austria_%28Portrait_of_a_Young_Princess%29_-_WGA14462.jpg/250px-Master_of_Moulins_-_Portrait_of_Margaret_of_Austria_%28Portrait_of_a_Young_Princess%29_-_WGA14462.jpg
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