Book contents
- Maddalena Casulana
- Maddalena Casulana
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Music Examples
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Note on Musical Prints and Italian Poetic Texts
- Introduction
- 1 Maddalena Mezari detta Casulana Vicentina
- 2 Casulana and Vicentino
- 3 “To the Illustrious and Most Excellent Signora Donna Isabella”
- 4 Lucrezia and the Wildflower
- 5 “The High Gifts of Intellect”
- 6 An Exemplary Woman
- Appendix Dedications Signed by or Addressed to Maddalena Casulana
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2025
Book contents
- Maddalena Casulana
- Maddalena Casulana
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Music Examples
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Note on Musical Prints and Italian Poetic Texts
- Introduction
- 1 Maddalena Mezari detta Casulana Vicentina
- 2 Casulana and Vicentino
- 3 “To the Illustrious and Most Excellent Signora Donna Isabella”
- 4 Lucrezia and the Wildflower
- 5 “The High Gifts of Intellect”
- 6 An Exemplary Woman
- Appendix Dedications Signed by or Addressed to Maddalena Casulana
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- Maddalena CasulanaMusic Advocating for Women in Early Modern Italy, pp. 249 - 278Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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