Awards

• Winner of Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prize for Italian History 2010 (United States)

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Author:   Sharon T. Strocchia (Emory University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780801892929

ISBN 10:   0801892929
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   14 December 2009
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Tables, Graphs, and Figures Preface 1. The Growth of Florentine Convents Convents in Crisis The Midcentury Resurgence The Rush to the Convent 2. Nuns, Neighbors, and Kinsmen From Neighborhood Enclaves to Citywide Institutions Property and the Topography of Power Defenders of the Parish 3. The Renaissance Convent Economy The Structure of Convent Finance The Paradox of ''Private'' Wealth Balancing the Budget The Medici and the Monte 4. Invisible Hands: Renaissance Nuns at Work Economic Strategies and Opportunities The Century of Silk: Nuns and Textile Production Three Case Studies in Textile Work Books and Educational Activities 5. Contesting the Boundaries of Enclosure The Practice of Open Reclusion, 1300–1450 Privatization, Enclosure, and Reform, 1430–1500 The Florentine ''Night Officers'' Ecclesiastical Reform Initiatives, 1500–1540 Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

A terrific book. It's superb in its analysis of the internal life of convents and in its subtle and thorough use of archival materials. There is no other book like it and historians will turn to it for a long time to come. - Judith C. Brown, Wesleyan University

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Sharon T. Strocchia is a professor of history at Emory University and author of Death and Ritual in Renaissance Florence, also published by Johns Hopkins.

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