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Women in the Renaissance - Da Vinci's Tiger :: L. M. Elliott
Upper class girls also studied dancing, singing, etiquette, cooking skills, and basic nursing—how to mend a broken limb, brew herbs, and treat fevers. Many learned to play harp, zither, or lute. Astronomy and math were considered “unfeminine,” according to Leonardo Bruni, who wrote the first treatise on women’s education. But he did think history a good topic for them.
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Da Vinci's Tiger :: L. M. Elliott
<strong>Ginevra lives during a time in which the only way for women to study philosophy and art was in a convent, and once married, women became the property of their husbands</strong>. Breaking this mold, Ginevra learns that her empowerment comes from within, despite the limitations put on her sex.
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Bibliography - Da Vinci's Tiger :: L. M. Elliott
I used additional resources to guide me in writing Da Vinci’s Tiger, but these proved the most comprehensive and helpful, and are excellent sources for your own exploration of 15th century Florence, Leonardo, his peers, Ginevra and other women of the Renaissance · Atalay, Bulent and Wamsley, ...
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Da Vinci's Tiger by L. M. Elliott, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Ginevra lives during a time in which the only way for women to study philosophy and art was in a convent, and once married, women had little to no formal education, as they became the property of their husbands. Breaking this mold, Ginevra learns that her empowerment comes from within, despite the limitations put on her sex. VERDICT Add this gem to round out collections skewed toward 20th-century history.—Kimberly Garnick Giarratano, Rockaway Township Public Library, NJ · With this Renaissance-period novel, L.M.
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Da Vinci’s Tiger by L. M. Elliott
During this period, <strong>women are considered property of their fathers or husbands; to be bought and sold and admired</strong>. Ginerva is handed over to a man twice her age in a contract, she is expected to cultivate a relationship with another man to help her family’s political power.
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Amazon.com: Da Vinci's Tiger: 9780060744243: Elliott, L. M.: Books
Ginevra lives during a time in which the only way for women to study philosophy and art was in a convent, and once married, women had little to no formal education, as they became the property of their husbands. Breaking this mold, Ginevra learns that her empowerment comes from within, despite the limitations put on her sex. VERDICT Add this gem to round out collections skewed toward 20th-century history.—Kimberly Garnick Giarratano, Rockaway Township Public Library, NJ · An exquisitely detailed story of the passionate relationship between artist and muse, whose spirited yet gentle Renaissance heroine put me in awe of just how far women have had to come in 500 years.
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