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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... especially among nobles and patricians , that one finds the great , many - branched families that figure prominently in Italian politics and culture of the period . Such families could sustain the cohesion necessary to carry on the ...
... especially early in their careers , often traveled far and long , while some judges and officials had itinerant posts to keep them honest . Sailors , soldiers , mule drivers , coachmen , carters , and herdsmen crossed country as part of ...
... especially for women , also reached out from domestic space with the eyes , ears , and voice . Women idled at their windows , watching and commenting on the pass- ing theater of street life . For processions , races , and other ...
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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 |