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Eleanor of Aquitaine

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE, Marion Meade, softcover, stated 9th printing, illustrated, 1977. BOOK CONDITION: good. The text block and illustrations are in fine condition with no dog-ears, tears, or marks. There is no bookplate nor signature of a prior owner. This is not a library book nor a remainder. The wraps are in good condition (edge chipping, two-inch crease at bottom of front cover near spine, reading creases on spine). Good binding, but spine is slightly cocked. 9 ¼ x 6, 389 pages, 23 ounces XX [Wikipedia] Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122 ? 1 April 1204) was queen consort of France (1137?1152) and England (1154?1189) and duchess of Aquitaine in her own right (1137?1204). As the heir of the House of Poitiers, rulers in southwestern France, she was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. She was patron of literary figures such as Wace, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, and Bernart de Ventadorn. She led armies several times in her life and was a leader of the Second Crusade. [From the back cover] At a time when women were treated like the two of clubs, Eleanor acted like a king. Marion Meade has told the story of Eleanor, wild, devious, from a thoroughly historical but different point of view: a woman's point of view. (Allene Talmey, Vogue). She tells her story well, leading one skillfully through the Byzantine complexities of twelfth century power struggle. Her task was not easy . Meade handles the evidence with skill and prudence. (New York Times). Marion Meade has succeeded in writing an exceptionally readable biography, one that deserves every word of praise a reviewer might write for it as well as a wide readership. (Columbus Dispatch). ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE reads like a novel, which it is not. Rather, it is a fascinating and fine popular biography. (Sunday Denver Post). Nº de ref. del artículo: 001766

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