Internationally known during her lifetime, Laura Battiferra (1523-89) was a gifted and prolific poet in Renaissance Florence. The author of nearly 400 sonnets r
Bound manuscript consisting of sonnets and other work by Laura Battiferri degli Ammannati and others.
Vittoria Colonna was one of the best known and most highly celebrated female poets of the Italian Renaissance. Her work went through many editions during her li
This work is a revealing combination of biographies and topical essays that describe the outstanding and often-overlooked contributions of women to the science,
