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The Treasure of the City of Ladies

Or the Book of the Three Virtues

Christine de Pizan author Sarah Lawson translator Sarah Lawson editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:30th Oct '03

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Written by Europe’s first professional woman writer, The Treasure of the City of Ladies offers advice and guidance to women of all ages and from all levels of medieval society, from royal courtiers to prostitutes. It paints an intricate picture of daily life in the courts and streets of fifteenth-century France and gives a fascinating glimpse into the practical considerations of running a household, dressing appropriately and maintaining a reputation in all circumstances. Christine de Pizan’s book provides a valuable counterbalance to male accounts of life in the middle ages and demonstrates, often with dry humour, how a woman’s position in society could be made less precarious by following the correct etiquette.

ISBN: 9780140449501

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 14mm

Weight: 179g

240 pages