Her Immaculate Hand : Selected Works by and About the Women Humanists of Quattrocento Italy

by Margaret L. King (Editor), Albert Rabil Jr. (Editor)

English (translation)Original Latin

1000 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 1983

Reviews

[Hannah Trower · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good collection of writings (mostly short) by or about female humanist scholars in the 15th century (a few were written later, but by those educated in the 1400s). Some things are outdated because scholarship has learned more in the four decades since, like learning about female Pythagoreans like Plato's mom, or discovering the arsenic poisoning of Poliziano. Interesting observation that humanist education was valued in *girls*, increasing their value as political marriage tools, showcasing the pride of the family, etc, but devalued/seen as concerning/threatening female chastity and virtue in *women*.