{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-women-in-the-anne-r-larsen-9781851097722","title":"Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis work is a revealing combination of biographies and topical essays that describe the outstanding and often-overlooked contributions of women to the science, politics, and culture of the Renaissance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England\u003c\/i\u003e is the first first comprehensive reference devoted exclusively to the contributions of women to European culture in the period between 1350 and 1700. Focusing principally on early modern women in England, France, and Italy, it offers over 135 biographies of the extraordinary women of those times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e provides vivid portraits of well known women such as Catherine of Siena, Joan of Arc, Mary Queen of Scots, and Christine de Pizan. Also included are less familiar but equally important women like Elena Lucrezia Cornaro, the first woman in Europe to earn a doctorate; the renowned Renaissance painter Artemisia Gentileschi; and the acclaimed author of medical textbooks and midwife to a French queen, Louise Boursier. Based on the latest research and enhanced with thematic essays, this groundbreaking work casts our understanding of women's lives and roles in Renaissance history and culture in a provocative new light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne R. Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851097724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851097722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.99h x 7.33w x 1.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2007 pg. 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2007 pg. 92","brand":"Anne R. Larsen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074031677695,"sku":"9781851097722","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3dbd901-e6dc-4ae7-a75e-8707ea1a3455.jpg?v=1685451369","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-women-in-the-anne-r-larsen-9781851097722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}