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Daughters of Artemis - The Huntress in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (Hardcover)
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Daughters of Artemis - The Huntress in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (Hardcover)
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Evidence from manuscripts, tapestries, paintings and written
documents shows the female huntress in action. Hunting for sport,
food and raw materials was a universal activity in the Middle Ages.
However, the medieval hunting manuals and treatises written by male
authors, as well as narratives and romances, present hunting as the
exclusive leisure prerogative of gently-born educated men. The
presence and various roles of women are ignored, as is any
involvement of the commons. Here, using evidence drawn from both
contemporary documents and images, particularly from illuminated
manuscripts, tapestries, paintings, carvings, engravings and
prints, the author shows clearly that women from all ranks of
society were actively engaged in hunting in a wider sense, from
aristocratic ladies pursuing deer on horseback with hounds and
shooting driven game, to peasant women netting birds, ferreting
conies, poaching and distributing venison. Women are often depicted
in illustrations alongside men, usually as their companions,
assistants or significantly as learners; but they are also shown
hunting or hawking alone, or with female companions. Beautifully
illustrated, this revealing study of a previously unexplored aspect
of women's roles is an invaluable addition to our understanding of
the dynamics of the medieval community.
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