Anne Salamon

Sébastien Mamerot’s Traictié des Neuf Preues, started in 1461 and finished at the latest in 1472, is the only French narrative text devoted to the lives of the Nine Worthy Women. A mix of heroic biographies and extracts from universal chronicles, this text offers a female counterpart to the main Traictié des Neuf Preux written simultaneously by the author. The list of Worthy Women includes Semiramis, Lampeto, Seneppe, Deÿphilé, Argine, Ypolite, Panthasilee, Thamaris, Teusa. These ancient hero ...