Life and Death in a Venetian Convent The Chronicle and Necrology of Corpus Domini, 1395-1436

Name: Life and Death in a Venetian Convent The Chronicle and Necrology of Corpus Domini, 1395-1436
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ISBN: 9780226717890

ISBN-10: 0226717895

ISBN-13: 9780226717890

Edition: 2000

Authors: Sister Bartolomea Riccoboni, Daniel Bornstein, Daniel Ethan Bornstein

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These works by Sister Bartolomea Riccoboni offer an intimate portrait of the women who inhabited the Venetian convent of Corpus Domini, where they shared a religious life bounded physically by the convent wall and organized temporally by the rhythms of work and worship. At the same time, they show how this cloistered community vibrated with news of the great ecclesiastical events of the day, such as the Great Western Schism and the Council of Constance. While the chronicle recounts the history of the nuns' collective life, the necrology provides highly individualized biographies of nearly fifty women who died in the convent between 1395 and 1436. We follow the fascinating stories that led…

Book details

Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 6/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 142
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Preface


Introduction to the Series


Introduction: A Small World: The Venetian Convent of Corpus Domini


The Chronicle of Corpus Domini


The Necrology of Corpus Domini


Bibliography


Index