Cornifice poete · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cornifice poete
Subject: Famous Women; Cornificia; Poetry; Poetess; Literature; Important Women
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Italy; Ancient Rome
Description: This illumination depicts a woman named Cornificia sitting down as she writes on a piece of parchment with a quill. Cornificia is famous for her poetry and writing abilities. She is said to have written many Heliconian verses which were highly esteemed. Boccaccio explains that she is worthy of praise as poetry and writing was not something women excelled in or pursued during Cornificia’s time.
Image Creator: Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18094
Language: frm
Source Name: Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme [Boccaccio, The cleric and noble women, anonymous French translation]
Parent Collection: Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme. Illuminations by Robinet Testard (1488-1496)
Image: mta_18094_OBJ.png