CSSLibraryGuides: Medieval & Renaissance Resources in the CSS Reference Collection: Women & Gender

Empress Alexandria

Empress Alexandria (wife of Maximinus), by Friedrich Pacher (15th century).

Image from Art Museum Image Gallery.

Women in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia
Call Number: Ref. HQ1143 . W643 2004
2 volumes. Lengthy, scholarly articles devoted to individual women and aspects of women's lives.
Women and Gender in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia
Call Number: Ref. HQ1147 .E85 W66 2006
Scholarly work featuring short articles with bibliographies of primary & secondary sources.
A Cultural History of Women
Call Number: Ref. HQ1121 .C85x 2013
6 volumes. See Volume 4 - In the Age of Enlightenment.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, and Sexuality Through History
Call Number: Ref. HQ21 .G67125 2008
6 volumes. Vols. 1 & 2 cover the ancient and medieval world respectively. Scholarly articles with bibliographies

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