The allegory of female authority in Christine de Pizan's Livre de la cité des dames

Author

Quilligan, Maureen

Document type

Article (acte de congrès)

Language

English

Conference title

Old and new in the fifteenth century

Author (monograph)

Miller, Clyde Lee (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

Old and new in the fifteenth century. 1993, p. 11-41, 13 ill.

Publisher

Center for Medieval and Early Renaissance Studies, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Examines Christine's presentation of female authority, in comparison to earlier discussions by authors such as Boccaccio, and relates it to illuminations in 15th c. manuscripts of texts on women, including the Cité des dames (London, British Library, MS Harley 4431).

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Manuscript illumination -- France
• Christine de Pisan, ca.1364-ca.1430
• Cité des dames
• Manuscripts
• British Library||London (GBR)
• MS Harley 4431 (Christine de Pisan, Cité des dames)
• Manuscript illumination
• France
• Iconography
• Women
• Illustration
• Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
• Writings
• Comparison

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Enluminure -- France
• Christine de Pisan, v.1364-v.1430
• Cité des dames
• Manuscrits
• British Library||London (GBR)
• Enluminure
• France
• Iconographie
• Femmes
• Illustration
• Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
• Ecrits
• Comparaison

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940401-00341750

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