Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 13060
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Willard , Charity Cannon.
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  • Title: Christine de Pizan on the Art of Warfare [The author briefly surveys Christine's writings including "The Ballades," "Corps de policie," "Fais et bonnes meurs," and more; the author then concentrates briefly on "Fais d'Armes et de chevalerie"].
  • Source: Christine de Pizan and the Categories of Difference.  Edited by Marilynn Desmond.  University of Minnesota Press, 1998.  Pages 3 - 15.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Christine de Pizan, Poet- Faits d'Armes et de Chevalerie Literature- Verse Sources Warfare and Warriors in Literature
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  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 15
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  • Illustrations: One Figure. Figure One Manuscript illustration of Christine de Pizan and Minerva. From the "Livre des fais d'armes et de chevalerie," 1434 (London, British Library, Harley 4605, fol. 3).
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  • Year of Publication: 1998.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0816630801