Daily Life in Renaissance ItalyGreenwood Press, 2001 - 316 pagina's
Recipes, profiles of actual individuals, and over 40 illustrations help bring the period to life. Learn what they ate, what their homes were like, how they spent their leisure time, what their work was like, and much more. Modern readers will be surprised to find fundamental similarities between our lives today and the lives of these people living over 500 years ago, as well as to discover that many of the perceptions they may have of this time period are inaccurate. |
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... clothing . Renaissance Italians had to meet the basic human needs for food , rest , and shelter under much greater constraints than ours . They lacked our technology and energy resources . Their bodies were routinely assaulted by ...
... CLOTHING Clothing was very important to Renaissance Italians . As in many cul- tures , clothes not only protected the body from the elements but also marked people's social identities and thus shaped their daily transac- tions.14 ...
... clothing or for sheer display , women wore a flowing overgown that sometimes trailed on the ground . Urban women shod their feet in slippers sometimes made with colored fabrics ; the soles were firm enough , however , that they ...
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From Birth Through Adolescence | 177 |
From Marriage Through Death | 199 |
Houses Food and Clothing | 215 |
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Daily Life in Renaissance Italy Elizabeth Storr Cohen,Thomas Vance Cohen Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2001 |