The exhibition will explore the challenges, achievements and daily lives of women in Europe from 1100 to 1500
Must-see highlights include:
The Book of the Queen by Christine de Pizan: The first professional woman author in Europe
Sibylle of Flanders' 12th-century ivory cross: Owned by Sibylle, countess of Flanders, who went on Crusade to the Holy Land
A silk textile made in al-Andalus (Islamic Spain), where Muslim women labourers were fundamental to the silk industry
Julian of Norwich’s The Revelations of Divine Love: the first work in English definitely authored by a woman
A 15th-century birthing girdle: a manuscript inscribed with prayers and charms that was used for protection during childbirth
Battel Hall retable a rare surviving painting from a medieval English nunnery
On Women's Cosmetics: a recipe book likely to have been composed in Southern Italy in the 12th century with recipes for hair dye remover, face creams and breath freshener
A lion skull that possibly came from a pet lion of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England.
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