{"product_id":"9781551115603-the-distaff-gospels","title":"The Distaff Gospels","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA First Modern English Edition of Les Évangiles des Quenouilles\u003cbr\u003eThe Distaff Gospels (Les Evangiles des Quenouilles), a fascinating fifteenth-century collection of more than 250 popular beliefs, constitutes a kind of encyclopedia of late medieval women’s wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Distaff Gospels\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eLes Évangiles des Quenouilles\u003c\/em\u003e), a fascinating fifteenth-century collection of more than 250 popular beliefs, constitutes a kind of encyclopedia of late medieval women’s wisdom. The women’s beliefs and experiences are recounted within the narrative frame of traditional gatherings where women meet with their spindles and distaffs to spin. They share advice on such important matters as how to control errant husbands, how to predict the gender of future offspring, how to cure common diseases, and ways to deal with evil spirits, providing a rare look into the intimate lives of medieval peasant women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes a facing-page translation (the first in English since 1510) of the two Old French manuscripts of the text. The critical introduction discusses the literary context, textual history, and cultural significance of \u003cem\u003eThe Distaff Gospels\u003c\/em\u003e, while the rich selection of appendices includes translations of the names of the women storytellers and excerpts from works by Giovanni Boccaccio, Jean de Meun, François Villon, and Christine de Pizan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54813108732278,"sku":"9781551115603","price":28.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36370541_fe397b83-d19b-40ab-85d9-153f79dba7e7.jpg?v=1759458424","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781551115603-the-distaff-gospels","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}