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Imagining Women's Conventual Spaces in France, 1600?1800

- The Cloister Disclosed

About Imagining Women's Conventual Spaces in France, 1600?1800

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780754667544
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 362
  • Published:
  • October 27, 2010
  • Dimensions:
  • 243x170x33 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 840 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 4, 2024

Description of Imagining Women's Conventual Spaces in France, 1600?1800

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.

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