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Virgins of Venice : enclosed lives and broken vows in the Renaissance convent / Mary Laven

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [London] : Penguin, [2003]Description: 284 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780140298291 pbk
  • 9780140298291 pbk
Subject(s): Summary: Renaissance Venice had 50 convents and about 3000 nuns. Far from being places of religious devotion, the convents were dumping grounds for unmarried women fron the upper ranks of Venetian society. Mary Laven creates a portrait of the nun's world.
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General General ATU Dublin Road General Shelves 271.900453109031 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J128058

Originally published: London: Viking, 2002

Includes Bibliographic references and index

Renaissance Venice had 50 convents and about 3000 nuns. Far from being places of religious devotion, the convents were dumping grounds for unmarried women fron the upper ranks of Venetian society. Mary Laven creates a portrait of the nun's world.

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