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1.
Record Number:
29622
Author(s):
Cignoni, Arianna Pecorini
Contributor(s):
Title :
Fondazioni francescane femminili nella Provincia Tusciae del XIII secolo [The Franciscan province of Tuscany was founded in 1217, and its first list of nuns' houses dates to 1228. This article gives information about twenty Franciscan women's monasteries in the province, few of which survive today. Most of these monasteries we
Source:
Collectanea Franciscana , 80., 1-2 ( 2010): Pages 181 - 206.
Year of Publication:
2010.
2.
Record Number:
13676
Author(s):
Healy, Patrick.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Merito nominetur virago: Matilda of Tuscany in the Polemics of the Investiture Contest [The author explores Matilda's importance as an armed protector of Pope Gregory VII and the reform movement as well as her role as an inspiration for Bible exegesis and other polemics in the Gregorian versus royalist struggle. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Studies on Medieval and Early Modern Women 4: Victims or Viragos? Edited by Christine Meek and Catherine Lawless . Four Courts Press, 2005. Collectanea Franciscana , 80., 1-2 ( 2010): Pages 49 - 56.
Year of Publication:
2005.
3.
Record Number:
11026
Author(s):
Hay, David.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Canon Laws Regarding Female Military Commanders up to the Time of Gratian: Some Texts and Their Historical Contexts [The author analyzes a canon law text by Bonizo de Sutri which criticizes women who lead military expeditions. Hay suggests that this in part refers to Matilda of Tuscany's strong military support of the pope. Other contemporary canonists took a more liberal view, accepting and even defending Matilda's role as commander. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
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A Great Effusion of Blood? Interpreting Medieval Violence. Edited by Mark D. Meyerson, Daniel Thiery, and Oren Falk . University of Toronto Press, 2004. Collectanea Franciscana , 80., 1-2 ( 2010): Pages 287 - 313.
Year of Publication:
2004.
4.
Record Number:
9331
Author(s):
Reynolds, Rosalind Jaeger
Contributor(s):
Title :
Reading Matilda: The Self-Fashioning of a Duchess [The author examines how Matilda, Countess of Tuscany, identified herself in documents in order to understand what kind of image she fashioned for herself as a female ruler. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Essays in Medieval Studies
(Full Text via Project Muse) 19 (2002): 1-13.
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Year of Publication:
2002.
5.
Record Number:
7136
Author(s):
Rizzo, Catia Renzi.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Riflessioni sulla lettera di Berta di Toscana al califfo Muktafî: l'apporto congiunto dei dati archeologici e delle fonti scritte [To counter Byzantine and other interests in the western Mediterranean, Bertha of Tuscany tried opening diplomatic relations with the reigning caliph. The effort failed when his envoy died on the way to visit her. Bertha's efforts were supported by the mineral wealth of Tuscany. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Archivio Storico Italiano , 159., 587 ( 2001): Pages 3 - 47.
Year of Publication:
2001.
6.
Record Number:
7440
Author(s):
Golinelli, Paolo.
Contributor(s):
Title :
L'Italia dopo la lotta per le investiture: la questione dell'eredità matildica [Matilda of Tuscany acquired the lands of the Canossa line, the possessions of the Marquisate of Tuscany, and various territorial acquisitions. After her death some of the territories were lost to other hands, including local self-rule. The remainder became an additional bone of contention between the Empire and the papacy. The remaining inheritance finally became one basis of the Papal States. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Studi Medievali , 42., 2 (Dicembre 2001): Pages 509 - 528.
Year of Publication:
2001.
7.
Record Number:
3836
Author(s):
Botticini, Maristella.
Contributor(s):
Title :
A Loveless Economy? Intergenerational Altruism and the Marriage Market in a Tuscan Town, 1415-1436 [The author sees dowry as a marriage payment and as an intergenerational transfer; the statistical data that the author gathers argues that the larger the bride's contribution (in youth, status, etc.), the smaller her dowry; large dowries were given by al
Source:
Journal of Economic History
(Full Text via JSTOR) 59, 1 (March 1999): 104-121.
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Year of Publication:
1999.
8.
Record Number:
3956
Author(s):
Holman, Beth L.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Exemplum and "Imitatio" : Countess Matilda and Lucrezia Pico della Mirandola at Polirone Italy [the Appendix reproduces four documents in Latin concerning Lucrezia Pico della Mirandola and the monastery at Polirone].
Source:
Art Bulletin
(Full Text via JSTOR) 81,4 (December 1999): 637-664.
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Year of Publication:
1999.
9.
Record Number:
8679
Author(s):
Collina, Beatrice.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Matilde di Canossa nelle culture europee: Reggio Emilia- Canossa- Quattro Castella 25-27 settembre 1997 [The author reports on a conference devoted to Matilda. The conference not only examined Matilda, countess of Tuscany, in her own age but also considered her place in literature and historiography. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Quaderni Medievali , 45., (giugno 1998): Pages 255 - 263.
Year of Publication:
1998.
10.
Record Number:
5684
Author(s):
Henry, Tom.
Contributor(s):
Title :
New Documents for Signorelli's "Annunciation" at Volterra [in the Appendix the author provides transcriptions of three documents: Payments to Signorelli for the Volterra "Annunciation," 7 January 1490 to 13 May 1491; The Company of the Virgin Mary sell their old altarpiece, 4 June 1491- 21 April 1494; Ippolito Cigna's account of his restoration of the "Annunciation," published 1740- 1741].
Source:
Burlington Magazine
(Full Text via JSTOR) 140, 1144 (July 1998): 474-478.
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Year of Publication:
1998.
11.
Record Number:
3301
Author(s):
Goez, Werner.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Über die Mathildischen Schenkungen an die Römische Kirche
Source:
Frühmittelalterliche Studien , 31., ( 1997): Pages 158 - 196.
Year of Publication:
1997.
12.
Record Number:
1998
Author(s):
Emigh, Rebecca Jean.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Land Tenure, Household Structure, and Age at Marriage in Fifteenth-Century Tuscany
Source:
Journal of Interdisciplinary History
(Full Text via JSTOR) 27, 4 (Spring 1997): 613-635.
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Year of Publication:
1997.
13.
Record Number:
1610
Author(s):
Struve, Tilman.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Mathilde von Tuszien- Canossa und Heinrich IV. Der Wandel ihrer Beziehungen vor dem Hintergrund des Investiturstreites
Source:
Historisches Jahrbuch , 115., 1 ( 1995): Pages 41 - 84.
Year of Publication:
1995.
14.
Record Number:
2765
Author(s):
Goez, Elke.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Die Markgrafen von Canossa und die Klöster
Source:
Deutsches Archiv , 51., ( 1995): Pages 83 - 114.
Year of Publication:
1995.
15.
Record Number:
150
Author(s):
Contributor(s):
Title :
Case of the Beata Simona: Iconography, Hagiography, and Misogyny in Three Paintings by Taddeo di Bartolo
Source:
Art History , 18., 2 (June 1995): Pages 154 - 184.
Year of Publication:
1995.
16.
Record Number:
8684
Author(s):
Smith, Richard M.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Geographical Diversity in the Resort to Marriage in Late Medieval Europe: Work, Reputation, and Unmarried Females in the Household Formation Systems of Northern and Southern Europe [The author uses demographic evidence from York and Tuscany to demonstrate the differences in household systems between Northwest and Mediterranean Europe. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Woman is a Worthy Wight: Women in English Society c. 1200-1500. Edited by P.J.P. Goldberg . Alan Sutton Publishing, 1992. Deutsches Archiv , 51., ( 1995): Pages 16 - 59.
Year of Publication:
1992.
17.
Record Number:
12282
Author(s):
Goez, Werner.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Matilda Dei gratia si quid est. Die Urkunden-Unterfertigung der Burgherrin von Canossa [Author discusses the use of the formula "Dei gratia si quid est" in Countess Mathilda of Tuscany's signature on documents. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters , 47., ( 1991): Pages 378 - 394.
Year of Publication:
1991.
18.
Record Number:
8651
Author(s):
Papi, Anna Benvenuti.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Forme comunitarie [The Franciscan third order originated as a para-monastic status for penitent women. It became, in the fifteenth century, assimilated to a monastic model. The popes permitted common dwellings and conceded privileges, but they expected strict monastic enclosure. Some of the Tuscan houses of tertiaries were tied to convents of the Franciscan observant movement. Appendix: pp. 589-592 Rule of the Third Order, from MS Palatino 118 in the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence. Originally printed as "Le forme comunitarie della penitenza femminile francescana: Schede per un censimento toscano," in Prime manifestazioni di vita comunitaria maschile e femminile nel movimento francescano della penitenza: Atti del convegno di studi francescani, Assisi 30 giugno-2 luglio 1981, edited by R. Pazzelli and L. Temperini (Commissione Storica Internazionale T.O.R., 1982). Pages 389-449. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
In castro poenitentiae: santità e società femminile nell’Italia medievali. Anna Benvenuti Papi . Herder, 1990. Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters , 47., ( 1991): Pages 531 - 592. Originally printed as "Le forme comunitarie della penitenza femminile francescana: Schede per un censimento toscano," in Prime manifestazioni di vita comunitaria maschile e femminile nel movimento francescano della penitenza: Atti del convegno di studi fr
Year of Publication:
1990.
19.
Record Number:
30960
Author(s):
Contributor(s):
Title :
Countess Matilda, Emperor Henry IV, and Abbot Hugh of Cluny
Source:
Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters , 47., ( 1991):
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20.
Record Number:
30961
Author(s):
Contributor(s):
Title :
Dedication page with Matilda of Canossa from the
Vita Mathildis
Source:
Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters , 47., ( 1991):
Year of Publication:
21.
Record Number:
40331
Author(s):
Contributor(s):
Title :
Matilda of Canossa greeting Pope Paschal II
Source:
Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters , 47., ( 1991):
Year of Publication: