The Byzantine Lady : Ten Portraits, 1250–1500
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Canto original series
ISBN-10
0521576237
ISBN-13
9780521576239
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 13th, 1996
Print length
164 Pages
Weight
17 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 15.30 x 0.90 cms
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This is a lively collection of ten biographies of aristocratic ladies of the Byzantine empire in its final years. The stories of their lives offer a new perspective on the Byzantine empire, and a fascinating insight into the lives of women in past times.
What kind of lives did women in the Byzantine empire lead? Just how subservient were they in so male-dominated a society? In this collection of biographies Donald M. Nicol uncovers the unexpected fact that in the later years of the empire, at least, some aristocratic women enjoyed influence and exercised initiative. The ten ladies whose lives are described here did not complain of male oppression: instead, despite the conventions of caste and court, they found an outlet for their talents in religion, patronage, friendship and scholarship. They left a lasting influence on the society in which they lived. The story of their achievements offers new perspectives on the Byzantine empire, and a fascinating insight into the lives of women in past times.
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