Christine de Pizan (1364 -1430), medieval writer, rhetorician and critic, 15th century, (1870). Artist: Unknown

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Christine de Pizan (1364 -1430), medieval writer, rhetorician and critic, 15th century, (1870). Pizan is shown seated on a chair of carved wood with back and canopy, and tapestry of worsted or figured silk. The box or chest which forms the writing table contains books. A 19th century version of an original 15th century manuscript illustration. From The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul LaCroix (London, 1870).

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