tales of music, magic, art, and arson in the convents of Italy /
First Statement of Responsibility
Craig A. Monson
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Chicago Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 241 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-230) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Dangerous enchantments: what the inquisitor found, San Lorenzo (Bologna, 1584) -- Spinsters, silkworms, and a flight in Flagrante, San Niccolo di Strozzi (Reggio Calabria, 1673) -- Perilous patronage: generosity and jealousy, Santa Maria Nuova (Bologna, 1646-80) -- Slipping through the cracks: a convent's porous walls, Santa Maria degli Angeli (Pavia, 1651-75) -- Nights at the opera: the travels and travails of Christina Cavazza, Santa Cristina della Fondazza (Bologna, 1708-35)
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Convents-- Italy-- History-- 16th century
Convents-- Italy-- History-- 17th century
Music in convents-- Italy-- History-- 16th century
Music in convents-- Italy-- History-- 17th century
Nuns-- Italy-- Conduct of life-- History-- 16th century
Nuns-- Italy-- Conduct of life-- History-- 17th century
Women-- Italy-- Social conditions-- History-- 16th century
Women-- Italy-- Social conditions-- History-- 17th century