Imagining women's conventual spaces in france, 1600�1800: the cloister disclosed
Auteur :
Woshinsky, Barbara R.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754667544
Date de publication :
28 oct. 2010
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
839 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Blending history and architecture with literary analysis, this study explores the convent's place in the early modern imagination. This title focuses on two pivotal events: the Council of Trent imposing strict enclosure on cloistered nuns, and the French Revolution expelling them from their cloisters two centuries later.