Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index.
Contents
Dangerous enchantments : what the inquisitor found, San Lorenzo (Bologna, 1584) -- Spinsters, silkworms, and a flight in flagrante, San Niccolò di Strozzi (Reggio Calabria, 1673) -- Perilous patronage : generosity and jealousy, Santa Maria Nuova (Bologna, 1646-80) -- Slipping through the cracks : a convent's porous walls, Santa Maria degli Angeli (Pavia, 1651-75) -- Nights at the opera : the travels and travails of Christina Cavazza, Santa Cristina della Fondazza (Bologna, 1708-35).