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049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aLaven, Mary,$d1969-
245 10 $aVirgins of Venice :$bbroken vows and cloistered lives in the Renaissance convent /$cMary Laven.
250 $a1st American ed.
260 $aNew York :$bViking,$c2003.
300 $axxxiii, 282 pages :$billustrations, 1 map ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 253-266) and index.
505 00 $tBehind Closed Doors --$tBecoming a Nun --$tBlood of the Republic --$tSacred and Profane --$tThe Boundaries of Reform --$tSustaining Networks --$tThe Conversation of Women --$tCarnival in the Cloister --$tCrimes of Sacrilege --$tBetween Celibates --$tChastity and Desire.
520 1 $a"Venice in the late Renaissance was a city of fabulous wealth, reckless creativity, and growing social unrest as its maritime empire crumbled. It was also a city of walls and secrets, ghettos and cloisters - including fifty convents housing three thousand nuns, many of them refined, upper-class women who had been immured against their will. In this utterly fascinating book, Cambridge historian Mary Lavan uncovers the long-hidden stories of the "Virgins of Venice" and the secret, often surprising, lives they led." "Sifting through records kept during the Counter-Reformation, Laven has created a detailed and dramatic tapestry of resourceful, determined, often passionate women who managed to lead fulfilling lives despite their virtual imprisonment. Far from being precincts of piety and silence, the convents of Venice were hotbeds of political scheming, colorful pageantry, gorgeous decoration, and illicit love affairs. One nun was so determined to sleep with her lover that she painstakingly chipped a hole in a stone wall so he could climb through under cover of night. Another expressed her individuality through obsessive gift giving while keeping records of the dangerous flirtations going on around her. Still others exercised considerable clandestine power in the dangerous game of Venetian politics."--Jacket.
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650 0 $aMonastic and religious life of women$zItaly$zVenice$xHistory.
651 0 $aVenice (Italy)$xReligious life and customs.
651 0 $aVenice (Italy)$xChurch history.
650 0 $aConvents$zItaly$zVenice.
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650 17 $aVrouwenkloosters.$2gtt
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650 7 $aNonne$2gnd
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650 7 $aMonastic and religious life of women.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01025119
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655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
776 08 $iOnline version:$aLaven, Mary, 1969-$tVirgins of Venice.$b1st American ed.$dNew York : Viking, 2003$w(OCoLC)647097798
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2002034924-s.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2002034924-t.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2002034924-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2002034924-d.html
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