The general swath of knowledge about the status of women at the time, Jewell has presented us with a very good book for entry into the Large time period and various cultures, she helps to break down theĪssumptions of how monolithic these customs were and show their Jewell also provides a deeper look at economic factors in family andĬlan life of the time, by explaining how dowry and other economicĮxchanges relating to family and marriage worked. In providing research on the lives of women, Pieces on insular medieval history, has traversed the continent as wellĪs the isles to provide a comprehensive overview of a topic that has Jewell, whose previous works include a volume on medieval women inĮngland, a volume on education in medieval England, and other assorted Research on the topic and its relative strengths and weaknesses.
The Introduction, Jewell provides the reader with a summary of other Her book addsĬonsiderably to the field by the wide geographic scope of its coverageĪs well as by the combination of forms of evidence she incorporates. The infrequent documentary evidence of the period. Minutiae of their lives based upon settlement archaeology, ethnographicĭata, administrative records such as wills and land grants, as well as The bookĬovers the historiographic evidence on the status of women and the Women in Dark Age and Early Medieval Europe, c. Jewell has presented us with a fine example of her scholarship in Women in Dark Age and Early Medieval Europe, c.ĥ00-1200.
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