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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... economic alliance thus hedged Italians ' public actions . " ( See Chapter 15. ) Economic Noncommercial debts also cemented alliances and shaped behavior . Renaissance Italians were great borrowers and lenders , of clothing , food ...
... economic and social life . ( See Chapter 8. ) There was a modest communications sector . It included clergy , professors , and high professions -- lawyers , physicians , notaries . There also were publicists - proto - journalists ...
... economy uses and reinforces modern concepts : our time is inflexible and precise . In the premodern world , in contrast ... economic needs . ( See Chapter 10. ) Both the natural and the sacred calendars shaped work rhythms . The seasons ...
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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 |