
External aspect of the beguine building of Witches

The outside of the beguine building of Witches

Altarpiece of Jaume Huguet (XVth century) from the church of San Antonio of Barcelona

San Bernardo venerating the Virgin with the Chile and Santa Ana, h. 1515

Cover of the book by Luisa Muraro, The Simbolic Order Of The Mother

Tomb of the two “saints”, Inés and Clara.

Facsimile of an engraving with the representation of the two saints arriving by boat on the beach of...

“Santa Clara and Santa Elisabet de Hungría”, Simone Martini, 1317.

“Foundation of the Monastery”.

“The artists”.

Image of the opening and the exhibition of the bodies of the two “saint women” to allow their devoti...

Miniature of Bernat Martorell

Cover of the 3rd edition of the work A Proposal to the Ladies.

Birth of Pandora from the Earth

Evolution of crinolines between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Retrato de Luisa Sigea de Velasco

Map of the witches of Catalonia.

Two midwives attend to Saint Ana. One of them is preparing the bath for María.

Three witches of Chelmsford, England, sent to the gallows

Graphs

Graphs

The goddess represents the strong woman, whose authority is recognised.

Two women collaborate in order to exercise the justice they believe in.

Relationships between women, at leisure and at work.

The mother-daughter relationship shapes the base of the symbolic order of the mother.

Looking at yourself in the mirror can reflect one’s own desire and the recognition of oneself.

Lady playing the harp

A lady minstrel

Christine de Pisan writing in her study

The Three Virtues –Reason, Rectitude and Justice- appear to Christine de Pisan

Construction of the walls of the Cité des Dames

Rectitude, Christine and illustrious ladies in front of the Cité des Dames

Autograph of Juana de Mendoza, written in a beautiful humanist hand (s. XV)

Beginning of the book Admiración de las obras de Dios, by Teresa de Cartagena, dedicated to Juana de...

Dhuoda, Liber manualis. Second Beginning (Incipit liber) ─the most faithful that we have, copied in...

Cover of the journal DUODA

Cloister of the Benedictine feminine abbey of San Emmeram in Regensburg or Ratisbona (Germany). Thir...

Engraving representing Hrotsvitha de Gandersheim in the edition of 1707 of her works

Engraving of the town of Gandersheim

Autograph of Queen Isabel I de Castilla (Valladolid, 19th January, 1481)

Virgin of Expectation or of O. Escultura, thirteenth–fourteenth centuries

Poster of the installation Entredós, by Elena del Rivero, a brilliant interpretation of mediation (B...

Poster of the installation Entredós, by Elena del Rivero, a brilliant interpretation of mediation (B...

Poster of the installation Entredós, by Elena del Rivero, a brilliant interpretation of mediation (B...

Poster of the installation Entredós, by Elena del Rivero, a brilliant interpretation of mediation (B...

Portrait of Isabel I of Castile, represented as Catherine of Alexandria, Queen, after the battle of ...

Pedro Marcuello hands over to Isabel I the copy of his Cancionero: perhaps, on her right, her main c...

Portrait of the infanta Juana (1479-1555), future Juana I of Castile (1504-1555), daughter and succe...

Madrigal de las Altas Torres. Royal Palace

Portrait of Isabel I of Castille by Juan de Flandes. Patrimonio Nacional.

Portrait of Isabel I of Castille. Anonymous (h. 1500)

Portrait of bust of the queen and king Isabel and Fernando

Isabel and Fernando with saint Elena and saint Bárbara.

Isabel, Fernando and Juana

Entrance into Granada of the Reyes Católicos

Autograph signature of Juana of Castile on a royal letter

Breviary of Isabel of Castille

Stole of Saint Narcís. Central part.

Stole of Saint Narcís. Fragment of cloth that cites Maria as the author

Fragment of the cloth of the stole of Saint Narcís

Stole of Saint Narcís. Trimming on the left side of the stole.

The illuminated ALFA

Woman on the red beast (fol. 63)

The palm tree of the just (f. 147v.)

The End of The World

En recognises her authorship

Series of Catherine of Alexandria.

Series of the life of Jesus

Series of John the Baptist

Detail of Saint Christopher

Embroidery said to be of the “comtessa Guisla”

Banner de Saint Otto, work of Elisava

Lucía de la Marca represented in a fresco from the monastery of San Pedro de Burgal (Pallars Sobirà)

Pair of peasants loading sheaves

Pair of peasants loading sheaves

Romanic sculpture of Virgin, of the Kyriotisa type

Seal of the Countess Ermesenda

Countess exercising her authority

Sculpture of Romanic Virgin of a markedly popular nature

Elisabet and María

Santa Catalina with open hands

Healing the sick

Martha serving the table

Sewing and weaving

Sewing and weaving

Letter of Sancha Ximenis

Sancha Ximenis reading to other women

Little girls’ school

Up-to-date map of the neighbourhood of Sant Pere de Barcelona

Christine de Pisan writing in her study, ca. 1410.

Christine de Pisan presenting the manuscript book with her works to Queen Isabel of France, wife of ...

Illustration from the 1513 Valencian edition of the Vita Christi by Isabel de Villena.

Map of the neighborhood or grouping of Santa María or of la Mezquita, of the city of Cordoba, at the...

Crucified Christ (fourteenth century). Royal Convent of Santa Clara (Astudillo, Palencia).

Map of the Royal convent church of San Pablo de Córdoba.

Tomb of Leonor López de Córdoba (1362/63-1430). Royal convent church of San Pablo de Córdoba. Photo:...

Facade of the chapel of the Trinity (also called Saint Thomas Aquinas, today of the Rosario), of the...

Courtyard of the Royal Convent of Santa Clara (Astudillo, Palencia), founded by María de Padilla. Fo...

Tomb of Martín López de Córdoba. Chapel of the Trinity, royal convent church of San Pablo de Córdoba...

Coat of arms of the Hinestrosa family

Chapel of the Trinity, today of Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Royal convent church of San Pablo de Cór...

Courtyard of the Royal Convent of Santa Clara (Astudillo, Palencia), founded by María de Padilla. Fo...

Mudejar palace of Pedro I and María de Padilla. Astudillo (Palencia). Fourteenth century.

Tomb of Ruy Gutiérrez de Hinestrosa and Gutierre de Hinestrosa. Royal convent church of San Pablo de...
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Scentific Direction: Maria Milagros Rivera Garretas
We are thankful to the Research Project from the Instituto de la Mujer I + D entitled: "Entre la historia social y la historia humana: un recurso informático para redefinir la investigación y la docencia" (I+D+I 73/01) for its financial support to this project.
Institut Català de la Dona de la Generalitat de Catalunya and the Agrupació de Recerca en Humanitats de la Universitat de Barcelona for they contribution to its development (22655).
Technical Direction: Dr. Óscar Adán
Executive Production: Dr. Sonia Prieto
Edition: Marta García
Correction: Gemma Gabarrò
Catalan Translation: David Madueño
English Translation: Caroline Wilson
German Translation: Doris Leibetseder
Italian Translation: Clara Jourdan
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