Education of girls in the 14th century according to Francesco da Barberino

Anna Głusiuk

doi:10.21697/sc.2016.23.08en

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Vol. 23 (2016)

Education of girls in the 14th century according to Francesco da Barberino

Anna Głusiuk

Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings

Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2016.23.08en

Abstract

Francesco da Barberino is the author of one of the few female etiquette texts written in the Middle Ages. In this period, a number of texts on court etiquette had been written but the most of them were addressed to the male reader and only few of them were written specifically for women.

In his works, Francesco da Barberino shows the rules of court etiquette appropriate for a girl from a family of high social status the age of marriage. Thanks to his work, we have knowledge on which virtues were appreciated, what was allowed, and what type of conduct was not accepted by the society of the time.

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Francesco da Barberino, court conduct, Reggimento, Middle Ages, education

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Głusiuk, A. (2021). Education of girls in the 14th century according to Francesco da Barberino. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 23(1), 93–101. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2016.23.08en

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Anna Głusiuk

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WNHiS UKSW, Warszawa Poland

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Anna Głusiuk, assistant professor at the department of Medieval History, Faculty of History and Social Sciences. Academic interests: medieval literature, status and role of women in the Middle Ages.