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title: Proba
author: Sailko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10966/proba/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Proba

_Authored by Sailko_

## Image File

[![Proba](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10966.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10966.jpg)

## Image Caption

Faltonia Proba teaching the history of the world since the Creation through her Cento Vergilianus de laudibus Christi. Miniature from a 15th-century CE manuscript of the De mulieribus claris by [Giovanni Boccaccio](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giovanni_Boccaccio/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sailko. (2019, June 26). Proba. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10966/proba/>
### Chicago
Sailko. "Proba." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 26, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10966/proba/>.
### MLA
Sailko. "Proba." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Jun 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10966/proba/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boccaccio_-_Faltonia_Proba_-_De_mulieribus_claris,_XV_secolo_illuminated_manuscript.jpg) by [**Sailko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boccaccio_-_Faltonia_Proba_-_De_mulieribus_claris,_XV_secolo_illuminated_manuscript.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 26 June 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.