The Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting Program and Abstract Book San Diego 4–6 April 2013 Giorgione (Giorgio da Castelfranco). Portrait of a Man. Oil on panel, 1506. 11 7/8 in. by 10 1/8 in. (30.16 cm by 25.72 cm). Gift of Anne R. and Amy Putnam. The San Diego Museum of Art, 1941.100. With kind permission of The San Diego Museum of Art. Contents RSA Executive Board .......................................................................5 Acknowledgments ............................................................................. 6 Registration and Book Exhibition ...................................................10 Business Meetings........................................................................... 11 Plenaries, Awards, and Special Events .............................................12 Program Summary Thursday ................................................................................. 17 Friday ..................................................................................... 23 Saturday ................................................................................. 30 Full Program with Abstracts Thursday 8:45–10:15 ...................................................................... 37 10:30–12:00..................................................................... 68 2:00–3:30....................................................................... 101 3:45–5:15 ...................................................................... 132 Friday 8:45–10:15 .................................................................... 163 10:30–12:00................................................................... 192 2:00–3:30....................................................................... 223 3:45–5:15 ...................................................................... 254 Saturday 8:45–10:15 .................................................................... 286 10:30–12:00................................................................... 316 2:00–3:30....................................................................... 345 3:45–5:15 ...................................................................... 374 Index of Participants ....................................................................404 Index of Sponsors .........................................................................420 Index of Panel Titles .................................................................... 422 Room Charts ...............................................................................433 San Diego Sheraton Floorplan ......................................................448 The Renaissance Society of America, Executive Board Edward Muir, President Joseph Connors, Vice President Elizabeth Cropper, Past President James S. Grubb, Treasurer Ann E. Moyer, Executive Director Sheila J. Rabin, Chair, Associate Organizations and International Cooperation William J. Kennedy, Chair, Development Clare Carroll, Chair, Membership Monique E. O’Connell, Chair, Electronic Media Alison Frazier, Chair, Constitution Craig Kallendorf, Chair, Publications Nicholas Terpstra, Renaissance Quarterly, Articles Editor Sarah Covington, Renaissance Quarterly, Book Reviews Editor Michael J. B. Allen, Counselor Brian Copenhaver, Counselor Janet Cox-Rearick, Counselor Martin Elsky, Counselor David Rosand, Counselor George Labalme, Jr., Honorary Member 5 Acknowledgments We warmly acknowledge the following generous supporters of the opening reception: Pomona College Renaissance Conference of Southern California (RCSC) San Diego State University Scripps College UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies University of California, San Diego Special thanks to the hosts of the opening reception: The San Diego Museum of Art The Timken Museum The Program Committee Peter Arnade Peter C. Herman Massimo Ciavolella Julia Reinhard Lupton Joseph Connors John A. Marino Joanne M. Ferraro Ann E. Moyer George L. Gorse Charlene Villaseñor Black Participating Associate Organizations American Cusanus Society Andrew Marvell Society Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) Association for Textual Scholarship in Art History (ATSAH) Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, California State University, Long Beach Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Saint Louis University Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, University of Toronto 6 Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies (CREMS), Queen Mary Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick, UK Cervantes Society of America Charles Singleton Center for the Study of Premodern Europe Chemical Heritage Foundation Duke University Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Early Modern Image and Text Society (EMIT) Fédération internationale des sociétés et des instituts pour l’étude de la Renaissance (FISIER) Group for Early Modern Cultural Analysis (GEMCA) Historians of Netherlandish Art Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Durham University, UK International Association for Thomas More Scholarship International Charles de Bovelles Society International Margaret Cavendish Society International Medieval Sermon Studies Society International Sidney Society International Spenser Society Italian Art Society John Donne Society Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies Medieval-Renaissance Colloquium at Rutgers University Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies Pacific Northwest Renaissance Society Princeton Renaissance Studies Program in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, University of Michigan Renaissance Conference of Southern California (RCSC) 7 Renaissance English Text Society (RETS) Renaissance Studies Certificate Program, City University of New York, The Graduate Center Roma nel Rinascimento Societas Internationalis Studiis Neolatinis Provehendis / International Association for Neo-Latin Studies Société Française d’Etude du Seizième Siècle (SFDES) Society for Confraternity Studies Society for Court Studies Society for Emblem Studies Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy (SMRP) Society for the Study of Early Modern Women (EMW) Society of Fellows (SOF) of the American Academy in Rome (AAR) South Central Renaissance Conference (SCRC) Southeastern Renaissance Conference Taiwan Association of Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies (TACMRS) Toronto Renaissance Reformation Colloquium (TRRC) Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies Yale University Renaissance Studies 8 Discipline Representatives, 2012–14 Ricardo Padrón, Americas Jessica Wolfe, Comparative Literature Mara R. Wade, Emblems Robert Miola, English Literature Karen Nelson, English Literature Deborah Shuger, English Literature Tom Conley, French Literature Ann Marie Rasmussen, Germanic Literature Bernard Dov Cooperman, Hebraica Laura R. Bass, Hispanic Literature Peter Arnade, History Kathleen M. Comerford, History Katrina Olds, History Karen-edis Barzman, History of Art and Architecture Tracy E. Cooper, History of Art and Architecture John Paoletti, History of Art and Architecture Andrew Pettegree, History of the Book, Paleography, and Manuscript Tradition Timothy Kircher, History of Classical Tradition Dennis Romano, History of Legal and Political Thought Monica Azzolini, History of Medicine and Science Irena Backus, History of Religion Margaret Meserve, Humanism Walter Stephens, Italian Literature Kate van Orden, Music Jan Papy, Neo-Latin Literature Linda Phyllis Austern, Performing Arts and Theater Lodi Nauta, Philosophy Peter Mack, Rhetoric Diana Robin, Women and Gender Studies 9 Registration Location: Sheraton Marina Tower, Bayview Foyer Badges and program books may be picked up during the following times: Wednesday, 3 April: 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday, 4 April: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Friday, 5 April: 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Saturday, 6 April: 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Walk-in registration can be paid with Visa or MasterCard: members $175, student members $125, nonmembers $300. Book Exhibition Location: Sheraton Marina Tower, Harbor Island Ballroom 2 and 3 Thursday, 4 April: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Friday, 5 April: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Saturday, 6 April: 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Book Exhibitors Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) Ashgate Publishing Company Brill Academic Publishers Cambridge University Press Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, University of Toronto David Brown Book Company and Casemate Publishing Harvard University Press ISD Jan Johnson, Old Master and Modern Prints, Inc. Northwestern University Press The Penn State University Press Scholar’s Choice Truman State University Press University of Chicago Press University of Toronto Press Wode Psalter Project at the University of Edinburgh 10 Business Meetings Thursday, 4 April Discipline Representatives Breakfast 7:30–8:30 a.m. Meeting Location: Sheraton Bay Tower, Lobby Level, Monterey Room Renaissance Quarterly Editors and Discipline Representatives Thursday, 4 April RSA Executive Board Meeting and 6:00 p.m. Dinner Location: Sheraton Marina Tower, Lobby Level, Executive Center 3A Executive Board Members Friday, 5 April RSA Council Luncheon and Meeting 12:15–2:00 p.m. Location: Sheraton Bay Tower, Lobby Level, Fairbanks A-B Associate Group Representatives, Discipline Representatives, Executive Board Members Saturday, 6 April RSA Annual Membership Meeting 5:30–6:30 p.m. Location: Sheraton Marina Tower, Lobby Level, Grande Ballroom All RSA Members 11 Plenaries, Awards, and