Christine de Pizan is often presented as one of the first feminists in history. How did she become a successful author? What were her favourite topics?
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Find out why we don’t use white gloves to touch books.
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For many, the “Chroniques de Hainaut” are the absolute masterpiece from the collection of the Burgundian dukes. But what makes this manuscript so special?
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The library of the Dukes of Burgundy is one of the finest manuscript collections of its time.
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Approximately 35,000 manuscripts, including 4,500 medieval codices.
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For a significant part, the original core of the manuscript collection comes from the Library of the Dukes […]
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