Illustrated version. Introduction.--A tenth-century dramatist, Roswitha the nun.--A twelfth-century romance-writer, Marie de France.--A thirteenth-century mystic and beguine, Mechthild of Magdeburg.--A fourteenth-century art-patron and philanthropist, Mahaut, Countess of Artois.--A fifteenth-century feministe, Christine de Pisan.--Agnes Sorel.--A note on mediaeval gardens