Of Six Mediæval Women; To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens

A series of six concise studies profiles individual medieval women across different centuries: a tenth-century dramatist, a twelfth-century romance-writer, a thirteenth-century mystic and beguine, a fourteenth-century art-patron and philanthropist, a fifteenth-century feminist, and Agnes Sorel. Each essay blends biographical sketch with assessment of surviving writings, patronage, or influence, and situates these figures within the social, religious, and cultural conditions that shaped female life in the Middle Ages. The studies are illustrated with manuscript and artistic examples, and the volume concludes with a brief note on medieval garden design and symbolic meanings.