Religious Life
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Seminar Questions
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How was lay piety expressed in Venice between c. 1350 and c. 1650?
- How successful were Venetian charitable institutions in addressing social problems between c. 1350 and c. 1650?
Core Reading
You should each read all three of the following items:
- Chambers, David, and Brian Pullan (eds), Venice: A Documentary History 1450-1630 (Oxford, 1992; rept. Toronto, 2001), pp. 185-237, 295-321.
- Cristellon, Cecilia and Silvana Seidel Menchi, 'Religious Life', in Dursteler (ed.), (Leiden, 2013), pp. 379-420.
- D'Andrea, David, '', in Eric R. Dursteler (ed.), A Companion to Venetian History 1400-1797(Leiden, 2013), pp. 421-48.
Documents
- Sanudo, Marin, Venice, Cit脿 excelentissima: selections from the Renaissance diaries of Marin Sanudo, ed. and trans. Patricia H. Labalme and Laura Sanguineti White (Baltimore, 2008), pp. 359-426.
Indications for Further Reading
E-resources
Gabrieli, Giovanni,
