TY - EJOUR A1 - Santamaria, Jean-Baptiste TI - “There is no Evil for a Princess or a Great Lady in Laying up a Treasure” - A Lesson in Finance by Christine de Pizan T2 - Cahiers de recherches médiévales et humanistes - Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies 2021 – 2, n° 42. varia JO - Cahiers de recherches médiévales et humanistes - Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies (ISSN 2273-0893), 42, 2021 – 2 DO - 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-12707-9.p.0085 SN - 2273-0893 SP - 85 EP - 106 AB - In her Livre des trois vertus, Christin de Pizan urges noble ladies to involve themselves in their own financial matters: such is the conclusion of her own difficult experience. That attitude requires subtility because relationships between women and money are sensitive matters: money is a necessary evil. Christine could be considered as visionary; but many princesses were involved in financial policies at the time. Even so, her text shows a great deal of expertise and pragmatism. PY - 2022 DA - 2022/01/12 DP - Classiques Garnier PB - Classiques Garnier CY - Paris KW - Middle Ages, women, mirror, money, economy, princess LA - fre UR - https://classiques-garnier.com/cahiers-de-recherches-medievales-et-humanistes-journal-of-medieval-and-humanistic-studies-2021-2-n-42-varia-there-is-no-evil-for-a-princess-or-a-great-lady-in-laying-up-a-treasure.html Y2 - 2024/07/11 ER -