The Fifteenth-century Illustrations of Christine de Pizan's 'The Book of the City of Ladies; and 'The Treasure of the City of Ladies'

The Fifteenth-century Illustrations of Christine de Pizan's 'The Book of the City of Ladies; and 'The Treasure of the City of Ladies'
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