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Medieval Clothing and Textiles ed. by Robin Netherton and Gale R. Owen-Crocker (review)

male territory, using a skill traditionally dominated by men – writing letters to manage their affairs. To this very elaborate tapestry, the author introduces more elements, such as espionage scams, court politics, and murder conspiracies. She discusses the usage of male secretaries, who wrote for women such as Queen Elizabeth, bringing to light the questions of trust, and the benefit gained to the writer by knowing the woman’s thoughts and secrets intimately. The female skill of developing ‘secret’ messages is also used in that context, the secretary often oblivious to true nature of the message dictated to him. Mazzola presents female writing as a thriving ecosystem. She points, among other things, to a common female language, and the belief of women that they could communicate outside the male sphere, manipulate the world of men, and use writing as a tool to manage their lives in a world perceived as completely masculine.