INSIDE THE CITY OF THE LADIES
Beautiful. Proud, Cold, Stern / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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[…] whoever glanced into her eyes, no matter how brazen they were, would feel afraid.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Turkish Delight, please your Majesty / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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[…] those men who have slandered out of envy have usually known women who were cleverer and more virtuous than they are.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Sweet and Light to the very Centre / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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I am called Lady Reason, so rest assured that you are in good hands.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Her Wrappings / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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I saw a beam of light, like the rays of the sun, shine down into my lap. Since it was too dark at that time of day for the sun to come into my study, I woke with a start as if from a deep sleep.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Enchanted Turkish Delight / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) in the manner of fables which you have to take as saying the opposite of what they appear to say. You should therefore read such texts according to the grammatical rule of antiphrasis.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Tasted and Wanted More / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) philosophy, which she just drank in as if it were mother’s milk.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Whole Rooms of Turkish Delight / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) flat, fertile ground, where fruits of all kinds flourish and fresh streams flow, a place where every good thing grows in abundance.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Shovel Down Turkish Delight / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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I began to excavate and dig out the earth with the spade of my intelligence.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Wear a Gold Crown and Eat Turkish Delight / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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Have you forgotten that it is in the furnace that gold is refined – now if you turn your mind to the very highest realm of all, the realm of abstract ideas?
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Been with the Witch and Eaten Her Food / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) against reason, because he is lacking in gratitude and failing to acknowledge all the good and indispensable things that woman has done for him both in the past and still today, much more than he can ever repay her for.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
She let one Drop Fall / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) the yardstick of truth which separates right from wrong and distinguishes between good and evil.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Ready our Sledge, use the Harness without bells / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) stand up now, without further delay, let us make our way to the Field of Letters.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
The Memory of Bad Magic Food / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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Isn’t it true that one’s actions are judged by one’s intentions? There is no excuse for plain ignorance (…) those who have acted in this way, whoever they may be, have abused their power.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
The White Witch of the Line of Lilith, of the Jinn and the Giants / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) certain courageous ladies who refused the yoke of servitude
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Full Jewelled Cup / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) mortal men have their own measuring cups which they claim to have derived from mine, but their judgement is never accurate as they always give out too much to some and too little to others.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Triumph of the Witch / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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My advice to you is to read those passages where they criticise women in this way and to turn them to your advantage, no matter what the author’s original intention was.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Deeper Magic from before the Dawn of Time / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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In the manner of a true sibyl, I prophesy to you that this city which you’re going to build will never fall or be taken. Rather, it will prosper always, in spite of its enemies who are racked by envy. Though it may be attacked on many sides, it will never be lost or defeated.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Part of Her Magic / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) to ensure that, in future, all worthy ladies and valiant women are protected from those who have attacked them.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
What happened after Dinner / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) take your tools and come with me. Don’t hesitate to mix the mortar well in your inkpot and set to on the masonry work with great strokes of your pen.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
The Spell begins to Break / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) the sweet rain and dew of your words have already sunk into my arid mind, refreshing and replenishing my thoughts which are now ready to take seed.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
She gave a Wild Fierce Laugh / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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The Romance of the Rose (….) A pack of outrageous lies.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
The Snow was Melting in Earnest / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) my dearest friend, it seems to me that our building is well underway and that the City of Ladies now has plentiful housing all along its wide streets.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Feasting, Revelry and Dancing / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) a new Realm of Femininia is at hand.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)
Brave / Rosa spp., Saccharum officinarum
2026 | Fine Art Photography
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(…) through her extraordinary boldness and daring, she won the good will of the Muses.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
(R. Brown-Grant, Trans.). Penguin Books. (1999)