Forbidden fashions : invisible luxuries in early Venetian convents / Isabella Campagnol.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campagnol, Isabella, author.

Series:

Costume Society of America series

Costume society of America series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress--Italy--Venice--History.

Clothing and dress.

Nuns--Italy--Venice.

Nuns.

Convents--Italy--Venice.

Convents.

History.

Venice (Italy)--Religious life and customs.

Venice (Italy).

Venice (Italy)--Social life and customs.

Venice (Italy)--Economic conditions.

Italy--Venice.

Physical Description:

xv, 227 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2014]

Summary:

""Focuses on the dress of nuns in early modern Venetian Convents; investigates the intersection of dress and the city's social and economic history: includes illustrations"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Maridar o Monacar, To Marry or to Become a Nun? Nuptial Strategies in the Venetian Aristocracy 11

Chapter 2 Weddings and Clothings: A Comparison 24

Brides 24

Political and Symbolic Marriages: The Doge and the Abbesses of the Monastero delle Vergini 34

Sponsa Christi 36

Chapter 3 Nuns and Fashion 51

Religious Habits... 51

...And Forbidden Fashions 57

Beauty Secrets 85

Carnival: Masks, Disguises, and Theatrical Costumes for Nuns 91

Converse, Donne delle Monache, and Foreign Nuns 99

Almost Nuns: Soccorse, Widows, Pizzocchere, and Orphans 103

Chapter 4 Textiles, Embroideries, and Laces in the Convent 112

Lacework in Venice: A Brief Outline 113

Invisible Seamstresses 115

Cloistered, but Secular, Seamstresses 119

Chapter 5 Conclusions 122.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780896728295

0896728293

OCLC:

869365332