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The short chronicle [electronic resource] : a Poor Clare's account of the reformation of Geneva / Jeanne de Jussie ; edited and translated by Carrie F. Klaus.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Other voice in early modern EuropePublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (xxix, 214 p.) : illISBN:
  • 9780226417073 (electronic bk.)
  • 0226417077 (electronic bk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Petite chronique. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Short chronicle.DDC classification:
  • 274.94/5106 22
LOC classification:
  • BR410 .J8713 2006eb
Other classification:
  • 11.55
Online resources: Summary: Jeanne de Jussie (1503?61) experienced the Protestant Reformation from within the walls of the Convent of Saint Clare in Geneva. In her impassioned and engaging Short Chronicle, she offers a singular account of the Reformation, reporting not only on the larger clashes between Protestants and Catholics but also on events in her convent?devious city councilmen who lied to trusting nuns, lecherous soldiers who tried to kiss them, and iconoclastic intruders who smashed statues and burned paintings. Throughout her tale, Jussie highlights women?s roles on both sides of the conflict, from the Reforme.
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ელ.რესურსი ელ.რესურსი ეროვნული სამეცნიერო ბიბლიოთეკა 1 274(494) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-205) and index.

Jeanne de Jussie (1503?61) experienced the Protestant Reformation from within the walls of the Convent of Saint Clare in Geneva. In her impassioned and engaging Short Chronicle, she offers a singular account of the Reformation, reporting not only on the larger clashes between Protestants and Catholics but also on events in her convent?devious city councilmen who lied to trusting nuns, lecherous soldiers who tried to kiss them, and iconoclastic intruders who smashed statues and burned paintings. Throughout her tale, Jussie highlights women?s roles on both sides of the conflict, from the Reforme.

Translated from the French.

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