The Short Chronicle

by Jeanne de Jussie

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226417069
• ISBN13: 9780226417066
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"