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Convents and the Body Politic in Late Renaissance Venice - Women in Culture and Society Jutta Gisela Sperling 2nd edition
Convents and the Body Politic in Late Renaissance Venice - Women in Culture and Society
Jutta Gisela Sperling
In trying to explain why unprecedented numbers of patrician women did not marry, historians have claimed that dowries became too expensive. However, this text aims to debunk this myth and argues that the rise of forced vocations happened within the context of aristocratic culture and society.
376 pages, 31 halftones, 14 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 15, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226769363 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 434 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 230 × 27 mm · 690 g |