The Book of the City of Ladies, or Le Livre de la Cité des Dames, is a book written by Christine de Pizan believed to have been finished by 1405. Perhaps Pizan's most famous literary work, it is her s
Illustration from The Book of the City of Ladies by the Master of the Cité des dames
The Treasure of the City of Ladies is a manual of education by medieval Italian-French author Christine de Pisan. Finished, like her previous The Book of the City of Ladies, by the year 1405, and dedi
The Book of the City of Ladies
…argument towards women as valued participants in society. She also advocates in favour of education for women. Christine de Pizan also finished by 1405 The Treasure of the City of Ladies (Le tresor de la cité des dames de degré en degré, also known as The Book of the Three Virtues), a manual of education, dedicated to Princess Margaret…
Christine de Pizan presenting The Treasure to Margaret of Burgundy
Author is kept from rest by the Three Virtues. Boston Public Library, Special Collections, MS f. Med. 101.