By examining a significant corpus of secular and monastic charters, this study provides a more complex understanding of the role of religious patronage in medieval society, specifically offering a glimpse of the experience of female rulers in a period when actions were often constrained and obscured by gender bias.


Format Inbunden Omfång 193 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Palgrave USA Utgivningsdatum 2006-06-15 ISBN 9781403966568