Angelica's Book and the World of Reading in Late Renaissance Italy

regimes of control; and the new information throws aspects of this world into further relief, especially in regard to women's involvement with reading, books and knowledge. The inquiry yields unexpected insights concerning the logic of accidental discovery, the nature of evidence, and the mission of the humanities in a time of global crisis. "Angelica's Book and the World of Reading in Late Renaissance Italy" is a thought-provoking read for any scholar of early modern Europe and its culture. [Publisher's Text]

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