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Genre/Form: | Early works History Early works to 1800 Ouvrages avant 1800 |
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Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Giustina Niccolini; Saundra Lynn Weddle; Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies.; Iter (Toronto, Ont.) |
ISBN: | 9780772721082 0772721084 9780772721099 0772721092 |
OCLC Number: | 1097312566 |
Notes: | Translation of: Cronache del v. monastero di Santa Maria Annuntiata de le Murate di Fiorenza. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 361 pages) |
Contents: | Acknowledgments xiiiIntroduction 1The Other Voice 1Historical Contexts 3The Role of Convents in Women's Experiences in Renaissance Florence 3Political Alliances and Patronage Ties 12Religious Reform 16The Author: Sister Giustina Niccolini 20The Chronicle 22Characteristic Features 22Chronological Framework 24Renaissance Art in the Chronicle 30Afterlife of the Chronicle 33Note on the Text and Translation 38List of Abbreviations 39The Chronicle of Santissima Annunziata delle Murate 41[Introductory Letter] 42[Preface] 44[Early Years on the Rubaconte Bridge, 1390-1424] 48[Early Years on Via Ghibellina, 1424-1439] 56[The Abbacy of Sister Scolastica Rondinelli, 1439-1475] 73[A Period of Instability, 1475-1530] 123[New Patterns of Patronage, 1530-1567] 186[The Council of Trent's Decrees and Beyond, 1567-1598] 213Bibliography 337Index 345 |
Series Title: | ITER E-Books.; Other voice in early modern Europe., Toronto series ;, 12. |
Responsibility: | Giustina Niccolini ; edited and translated by Saundra Weddle. |
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"Sister Giustina Niccolini's Chronicle of Le Murate captures both the gritty realities and the soaring spirituality of convent life in Renaissance Florence. Niccolini offers an inside look at how her community grew from a small female hermitage circa 1400 into the largest, most prominent Florentine convent by 1600. As she traces this spectacular rise, Niccolini illuminates the tenor of everyday life and the complexity of interpersonal relationships within a hothouse atmosphere. This unique chronicle also bristles with insight into such important issues as collective governance, patterns of patronage, the creation of a rich visual culture, and the decisive impact of Tridentine reform. Weddle's translation successfully catches the immediacy of the author's voice as well as its stately cadences." * Sharon Strocchia, Emory University * Read more...


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- Santissima Annunziata delle Murate (Convent : Florence, Italy) -- History -- Early works to 1800.
- Monastic and religious life of women -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- Early works to 1800.
- Convents -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- Early works to 1800.
- Vie religieuse et monastique féminine -- Italie -- Florence -- Histoire -- Ouvrages avant 1800.
- Santissima Annunziata delle Murate (Convent : Florence, Italy)
- Convents.
- Monastic and religious life of women.
- Italy -- Florence.