A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Agnese

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AGNESE.

Abbess of Quedlinburg was one of the most distinguished artists of the twelfth century, excelling both in miniature painting and embroidery. Among her works, some of which are still extant, is a piece of tapestry, in which the following Latin verses are wrought.

"Alme Dei vates, decus hoc tibi contulit Agnes,
Gloria Pontiticum, famularum suscipe votum."

This talented lady died in 1205.