The Distaff Gospels
The Distaff Gospels (Les Evangiles des Quenouilles) is an Old French fifteenth-century collection of popular beliefs held by late medieval women, first published in 1480. It was edited by Fouquart de Cambray, Duval Antoine and Jean d'Arras and published at Bruges by Colart Mansion. The narrative takes place within the context of a gathering of women who meet with their spindles and distaffs to spin. They discuss folk wisdom related to their domestic lives, including controlling errant husbands, predicting the gender of future offspring and curing common ailments.
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The Distaff Gospels
The Distaff Gospels (Les Evangiles des Quenouilles) is an Old French fifteenth-century collection of popular beliefs held by late medieval women, first published in 1480. It was edited by Fouquart de Cambray, Duval Antoine and Jean d'Arras and published at Bruges by Colart Mansion. The narrative takes place within the context of a gathering of women who meet with their spindles and distaffs to spin. They discuss folk wisdom related to their domestic lives, including controlling errant husbands, predicting the gender of future offspring and curing common ailments.
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Les Évangiles des quenouilles ...... du folklore médiéval européen.
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The Distaff Gospels (Les Evang ...... ng and curing common ailments.
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Les Évangiles des quenouilles ...... du folklore médiéval européen.
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The Distaff Gospels (Les Evang ...... ng and curing common ailments.
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Les Évangiles des quenouilles
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The Distaff Gospels
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