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Record Number: 3291 Author(s)/Creator(s): Smith , Lesley. Contributor(s): Title: Scriba, Femina: Medieval Depictions of Women Writing [appendix inventories the Western European manuscript illustrations that depict women writing]. Source: Women and the Book: Assessing the Visual Evidence.  Edited by Lesley Smith and Jane H.M. Taylor.  British Library and University of Toronto Press, 1997.  Pages 21 - 44. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Art History- Painting Illumination of Manuscripts Manuscripts in Art Nuns Portraits Scribes and Scriptoria Women Authors Women in Art Writing Award Note: Geographic Area: General Century: General Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Twelve figures, all from manuscript illuminations. Six illustrations depict women writing and include St. Bridget of Sweden, Baudonivia, Amalthea, Io, and anonymous women. Three illustrations show women associated with books. Figures Six and Seven are portraits of nuns. Figure Nine represents Fortunatus in the act of writing and comes from the same manuscript as the portrait of Baudonivia mentioned above. Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Harris Manchester College Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0802042163

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