Early Modern Exchanges: Dialogues between Nations and Cultures, 1550–1750. Helen Hackett, ed. Transculturalisms, 1400–1700. Farnham: Ashgate, 2015. xiv + 262 pp. $119.95

• Published in: Renaissance Quarterly Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 280 - 281
• Main Author: Boutcher, Warren
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Politics; Renaissance period; Transnationalism; England; Europe

Caroline Bowden's fascinating chapter shows how the nuns in English convents from the 1590s managed to balance the need to maintain their reputation for following the rule, which meant being seen to be properly enclosed, with the need to be open to exchanges with their neighbors and potential b...