An impressive collection of 29 essays by British, American and
Italian scholars on important historical, artistic, cultural,
social, legal, literary and theatrical aspects of women's
contributions to the Italian Renaissance, in its broadest sense.
Many contributions are the result of first-hand archival research
and are illustrated with numerous unpublished or little-known
reproductions of original material. The contributors are: on women
and the court, Dilwyn Knox, Evelyn S. Welch, Francine Daenens and
Diego Zancani; on women and the church, Gabriella Zarri, Victoria
Primhak, Kate Lowe, Francesca Medioli and Ruth Chavasse; on legal
constraints and ethical precepts, Marina Graziosi, Christine Meek,
Brian Richardson, Jane Bridgeman and Daniela De Bellis; on female
models of comportment, Marta Ajmar, Paola Tinagli and Sara F.
Matthews Grieco; on women and the stage, Richard Andrews, Maggie
Gunsberg, Rosemary E. Bancroft-Marcus; and on women and letters,
Diana Robin, Virginia Cox, Pamela J. Benson, Judy Rawson, Conor
Fahy, Giovanni Aquilecchia, Adriana Chemello, Giovanna Rabitti and
Nadia Cannata Salamone.
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