“Finely produced…clearly a labor of love.” —Los Angeles Times
“Turn off CNN and leave behind the troubled modern world for a leisurely sojourn in a 17th-century convent.” —Chicago Tribune
“The intelligent, pious, and literary nun comes across centuries as a compellingly intriguing woman in her own right.” —Booklist
Galilei Genealogy viii
Introduction xi
Letters to Father 1
Within a Decade’s Correspondence 151
The Sisters of San Matteo 155
Florentine Weights, Measures, and Currency 157
