A Medieval Woman's Mirror of Honor: The Treasury of the City of Ladies

Christine (de Pisan), Christine De Pizan

Bard Hall Press/Persea Books, 1989 - History - 266 pages

This is the sequel to the classic Book of the City of Ladies. A medieval instruction book for women of all classes--from peasant to princess--it provides a firsthand glimpse into how women of the Middle Ages lived.

About the author

Madeleine Pelner Cosman is an author, attorney, & lecturer whose areas of expertise include medical law & medieval life. President of Medical Equity, Inc., her fourteen published books include "Medieval Wordbook" (Facts on File/Checkmark Books) & "Fabulous Feasts: Medieval Cookery & Ceremony", nominated for the Pulitzer Prize & the National Book Award. She lives in San Diego, CA.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Medieval Woman's Mirror of Honor: The Treasury of the City of Ladies
• Authors: Christine (de Pisan), Christine De Pizan
• Editor: Madeleine Pelner Cosman
• Translated by: Charity Cannon Willard
• Contributor: Charity Cannon Willard
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Bard Hall Press/Persea Books, 1989
• ISBN: 0892551356, 9780892551354
• Length: 266 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Medieval; Social Science / Women's Studies