Nuns: A History of Convent Life, 1450-1700

by Silvia Evangelisti

Book Overview

Praised in The Atlantic Monthly as an "engrossing narrative," Nuns tells the fascinating stories of the women who have lived in religious communities during some of the most tumultuous years in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192804359
• ISBN13: 9780192804358
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.2" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Nuns, a History of Convent Life

The English are putting out works on the history of nuns lately and this one is enlightening to anyone who wants to see the nonstereotypical image of nuns through modern times. I was pleased by the ease of readability and great images of women who wanted more out of life than what was available to them at the time.