Nuns and nunneries in Renaissance Florence
By: Sharon T. Strocchia.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780801892929
Subjects: Monastic and religious life of women -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500; Monastic and religious life of women -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- 16th century; Florence (Italy) -- Church history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: The growth of Florentine convents; title: Nuns, neighbors, and kinsmen; title: The Renaissance convent economy; title: Invisible hands : Renaissance nuns at work; title: Contesting the boundaries of enclosure.