Reframing ‘The Book of the City of Ladies’ in an Architectural Context

Through a series of drawings, models, objects and films Dr Penelope Haralambidou reframes Christine de Pizan’s proto-feminist message in an architectural context in her new exhibition City of Ladies. 

The exhibition investigates the under-researched significance of the architectural and urban allegory portrayed in de Pizan's The Book of the City of Ladies, as well as in the accompanying miniature illustrations, which display different stages of the construction of the all-female city. Alongside historical research, Penelope explores de Pizan's allegorical spatial scheme through an embodied act of design that combines medieval illumination drawing techniques on vellum with digital craft and film. 

City of Ladies will be open to the public from 30 January – 08 February with a special opening on Tuesday 04 February, 18:00 – 20:00.

The research is kindly supported by The Bartlett School of Architecture’s Architecture Research Fund. 

Exhibition: Penelope Haralambidou
Research Assistant: John Cruwys

More information

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Image: Illustrations from ‘The Book of the City of Ladies’, Christine de Pizan, Collected Works, London, British Library, Harley MS 4431, fol. 292 (detail).