ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT : Withals' book is in the tradition of topical glossaries and dictionaries. It was intended to be a study help for English boys who learned Latin. Investigating « women and their world » in the select10n of lexemes means analyzing a XVJ'h-century text in the light of a XXIh-century interest. This can be called a case of « creative anachronism » in historiography. The lexemes in the dictionary cover the whole universe according to traditional principles of order. Entries pertaining to « women and their world » are given, guided by the fact that the word " feminme » can have a biological, grammatical and social meaning. The latter case is the really interesting one. The entries are matched with facts which are known about the non-/mtegration of women in societal life of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Particular attention is paid to crafts and trades, clothes, and family relations.
