An impressive collection of 29 essays by British, American and Italian scholars on important historical, artistic, cultural, social, legal, literary and theatrical aspects of women's contributions to the Italian Renaissance, in its broadest sense. Many contributions are the result of first-hand archival research and are illustrated with numerous unpublished or little-known reproductions or original material. The contributors are: on women and the court, Dilwyn Knox, Evelyn S. Welch, Francine Daenens and Diego Zancani; on women and the church, Gabriella Zarri, Victoria Primhak, Kate Lowe,...