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The Book of the City of Ladies (Revised Edition) (Updated Edition) by Christine De Pizan, Earl Jeffrey Richards (Translator), Natalie Zemon Davis (Foreword), De Pisan Christine Paperback, 281 Pages, Published 1998 ISBN-10: 0-89255-230-1 / 0892552301 ISBN-13: 978-0-89255-230-6 / 9780892552306 Christine de Pizan was born in 1365 in Venice. Her family moved to Paris three years later when her father was appointed court astrologer to King Charles V. Close ties to the royal court and her father's encouragement enabled Christine to obtain a good education, unusual for women of her time. At th |