Nuns and Nunneries in Renaissance Florence.

Intro -- 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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.

The book is a valuable text for students and scholars in early modern European history, religion, women's studies, and economic history.

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