| List of Figures and Tables |
| | xi | |
| | xiii | |
| Acknowledgments | | xv | |
| Introduction | | 1 | (22) |
| PART ONE: Making the Goods | |
| Seamstresses and the Culture of Clothing in Old Regime France |
| | 23 | (51) |
| From Mending to modes: Trade Hierarchies and the Labor Market |
| | 74 | (39) |
| Tools, Techniques, and Commercial Practices |
| | 113 | (60) |
| PART TWO: Making the Guilds | |
| The Royal Government, Guilds, and the Seamstresses of Paris, Normandy, and Provence |
| | 173 | (44) |
| The Tailors and the Seamstresses: Corporate Privilege, Gender, and the Law |
| | 217 | (39) |
| Women`s Corporate Self-Government: The Administration of the Parisian Seamstresses` Guild |
| | 256 | (41) |
| PART THREE: Making the Mistresses | |
| Career Paths in the Seamstresses` Trade: From Apprenticeship to Mistress-ship |
| | 297 | (46) |
| Marriage, Fortune and Family: The World of the Mistress Seamstress |
| | 343 | (41) |
| Making the New Century: The Seamstresses, fin et suite |
| | 384 | (19) |
| Conclusion | | 403 | (14) |
| Notes | | 417 | (56) |
| Bibliography | | 473 | (22) |
| Index | | 495 | |
Provides an extensive overview of the mythology, legends, and folklore surrounding fantasy creatures from diffferent lands and ages, from Chinese dragons and the Native North American thunderbird to the demon hounds of Celtic and Norse legend.
Taal / Language : English
Inhoudsopgave:
| Introduction | | vii | |
| | 1 | (18) |
| | 19 | (16) |
| | 35 | (16) |
| Fabulous Birds and Other Winged Creatures |
| | 51 | (30) |
| Unicorns, Lost Animals of Legends, and the Magic of Animals |
| | 81 | (22) |
| Monsters and Weird Creatures |
| | 103 | (18) |
| | 121 | (14) |
| | 135 | (18) |
| | 153 | (14) |
| Bibliography | | 167 | (8) |
| Index | | 175 | |
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