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Women, Art and Observant Franciscan Piety : Caterina Vigri and the Poor Clares in Early Modern Ferrara /

The Poor Clares convent of Corpus Domini was the first home of Saint Catherine of Bologna, but after her departure, the convent reinvented itself as a noblewomen's retreat. In doing so, it transformed ideals of poverty, humility and women's education. This book, grounded in archival resear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Arthur, Kathleen G. (Kathleen Giles), 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Plates and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Pious Women of Corpus Christi
  • 2. Building a Public Image of Piety
  • 3. The Sette Armi Spirituali and its Audience
  • 4. Drawing for Devotion: Sister Caterina's Breviary
  • 5. Corpus Christi's Later Religious and Civic Identity
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Appendix I
  • Appendix II
  • Bibliography
  • Index