Nuns and Nunneries in Renaissance Florence (Hardcover, New)

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