XIR346151 Heloise taking the veil, illustration from \'Lettres d\'Heloise et d\'Abelard\', volume I, page 39, engraved by Remi Delvaux (1748-1823) 1795 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: French nun; scholar; abbess; Letters; correspondence; letter; Eloise; medieval; c12th; after castration of Pierre Abelard (1079-1142); Peter; BN Imp Z 716-718; love affair;); French, out of copyright.