images from Harley 4431, aka "The Book of the Queen", Christine de Pizan, 15th century, British Library

 

 

f 115 v  Aurora Bringing the Dawn

 

 

 

 

 

 

Man of sorrows

 

 

 

 Christine de Pisan presenting her book to queen Isabeau of Bavaria

 

 

 

 

 The lover telling of his love to his lady in a garden. 

 

 

                                      Bacchus and his followers

 

 

 

  two women standing in a sphere of the cosmos

 

 

 

 

f 290 detail Christine de Pizan in her study with the personifications of Rectitude, Reason, and Justice, while outside, the ladies build the Cité des dames

 

 

f 290  including foliate border and illuminated initial;script is Gothic cursive 

 

 

 

 Pyrrhus avenging the death of Achilles

 

 

 

  Queen Penthesilea and her army of Amazons on their way to aid the Trojan army

 

 

 

 

 Hermaphroditus

 

 

 

 Queen Pasiphae

 

 

Narcissus

 

 

 

Ceres sowing corn

 

 

 

 

 Mercury inspiring the speech of the learned

 

 

 

Shepherd

 

 

 

 

 

 Pegasus

 

 

 

 

 Christine de Pizan presenting her book to Louis of Orleans

 

British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts Harley 4431


The Making of the Queen's Manuscript


Christine de Pizan