TY - BOOK AU - Silleras-Fernandez,Nuria TI - Chariots of ladies: Francesc Eiximenis and the court culture of medieval and early modern Iberia SN - 9781501701641 AV - BX4705.E346 S55 2015 U1 - 946/.02 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Ithaca PB - Cornell University Press KW - Eiximenis, Francesc, KW - Catholic women KW - Iberian Peninsula KW - Conduct of life KW - Didactic literature KW - History and criticism KW - Women KW - History KW - Middle Ages, 500-1500 KW - HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION / Christian Church / History KW - Court and courtiers KW - To 1500 KW - Civilization KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : Eiximenis, his patronesses, and female virtue in late medieval and early modern Iberia -- A return to piety : Francesc Eiximenis and the culture of the late medieval Catalan court (the Crown of Aragon, 1327-1409) -- Noble inspiration : Sanxa Ximenis d'Arenós and the Book of women (Valencia, c. 1380-96) -- Fit for a queen : the Scala Dei, Franciscan queenship, and Maria de Luna (Barcelona, c. 1396-1410) -- Found in translation : Isabel the Catholic reads Eiximenis (Castile, c. 1490-1516) -- Eiximenis on the Atlantic : the Chariot of ladies and Catalina of Hapsburg (Portugal, c. 1525-78) -- Conclusion : feminine virtue, female agency, and the legacy of Eiximenis UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1049480 ER -