Neatorama » Knighthood http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Book of Knighthood http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/29/the-book-of-knighthood/ http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/29/the-book-of-knighthood/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:58:05 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=48526

Christine de Pizan wrote Othea’s Epistle to Hector (the Book of Knighthood) around the beginning of the 15th century. She is considered to be the first female professional writer. In 1460, a manuscript of the Book of Knighthood was commissioned, written in Middle French and illustrated with miniatures. Sixteen of those miniatures are reproduced for your pleasure at BibliOdyssey. Link

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