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Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Transcriptions, Terminology, and the Venetian Monetary System
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction: The Nuns of Venice and its Lagoon
- Chapter 2 Public Liturgy: Professional Male Musicians in the Exterior Church
- Chapter 3 Necessary Ornaments: Organs and Bells
- Chapter 4 Transitions: Clothing Ceremonies, Professions, Consecrations, and Funerals
- Chapter 5 Daily Offices and More: The Nuns in the Interior Church
- Chapter 6 The Porous Grate: Teaching Music in Church and Parlor
- Chapter 7 A Virtuous Recreation? Musical and Theatrical Entertainments for and by the Nuns
- Chapter 8 Conclusions and Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Appendices
- Appendix 1: Documents
- Appendix 2: Brief Histories of the Nunneries of Venice and its Lagoon
- Appendix 3: A Calendar of Religious Observances at Venetian Nunneries
- Appendix 4: Religious Functions of Confraternities in Nunnery Churches
- Appendix 5: Organs in Venetian Nunnery Churches
- Appendix 6: References to Music at Monacations in Palade Veneta and the Gradenigo Diaries
- Appendix 7: Inventory of Versetti for Venetian nuns
- Appendix 8: Publications in Honor of Nuns (excluding monacations)
- Appendix 9: Liturgical Books, Rules, and Ordini for Venetian Nunneries
- Appendix 10: Mass Ordinaries in the San Lorenzo 1542 Processional
- Appendix 11: Teachers of Nuns and Educande
- Index