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Heloise d'Argenteuil, nun, scholar and writer, best known for her romance with Abelard, died 1164. The large purse hanging from her belt is called an escarcelle (aumoniere or almoner). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Galerie Francaise de Femmes Celebres, Paris, 1827.
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Heloise d'Argenteuil, nun, scholar and writer, best known for her romance with Abelard, died 1164. The large purse hanging from her belt is called an escarcelle (aumoniere or almoner). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Galerie Francaise de Femmes Celebres, Paris, 1827.
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4680 x 6636 px | 88.9 MB
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39.6 x 56.2 cm | 15.6 x 22.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ABELARD • ALMONER • BELT • COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING • COSTUME • DISGUISE • ESCARCELLE • FASHION • FRENCH GALLERY OF FAMOUS WOMEN • GALERIE FRANCAISE DE FEMMES CELEBRES • GEORGES JACQUES GATINE • HAIRBAND • HANDCOLOURED • HELOISE D'ARGENTEUIL • HISTORICAL PORTRAIT • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • LOUIS MARIE LANTE • MASQUERADE • MODA • NUN • NUNS • PURSE • ROBE • ROMANCE • SCHOLAR AND WRITER
