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Throwing a brilliant illumination on the lives of aristocratic women in Renaissance Italy, Peggy Osborn has translated the guidebook on conduct written by Annibal Guasco for his young daughter. It includes his far-sighted views on the education of women & a wealth of advice on the conduct expected of a lady.Peggy Osborn is the author of 'Discourse to Lady Lavinia His Daughter (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)', published 2003 under ISBN 9780226310534 and ISBN 0226310531.
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