A lecture by Alexandra Lawrence
Though women were barred from formal education in the Renaissance we do have examples of women writers, rulers, and nuns who were in possession of books and even had small collections of their own. We will roam the libraries of Isabella d’Este, Lucrezia Borgia and others with an eye to how these precious books and manuscripts were procured and circulated. The lecture will also allow us to build a library of our own, filled with texts written by radical Renaissance women whose voices are so valuable to us today.
If you are in Florence and would like to attend the lecture in person at the British Institute Library, please register here or send an email to bif@britishinstitute.it
The registration fee is 15 Euro per person.
To join this lecture online, simply click on this link to register and receive the Zoom meeting invitation: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KxJaGJZSQtWBD4gDDL3RGw. The virtual doors will open at 18:00 Italian time on Wednesday 25th February.
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There is no charge to attend the event on Zoom, but we ask you to consider making a donation to support the Institute and its beautiful library if you wish to attend an event.
This lecture is sponsored by Val & Gerry Ward