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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... everything settle down.2 Agonism The Renaissance was keen on competition . Agonism - the zest for contest - obsessed groups and individuals . Collec- tively , solidarities strove mightily for prestige and prece- dence . The reputation ...
... everything . An exception proves the rule : when a notary in Florence recorded the entire speeches of the charismatic Franciscan Savonarola , " the very least word and act being inscribed exactly , without a single iota wanting ...
... everything he answered literally , and with attention , and after that he spoke no more , but remained with his eyes fixed on the most holy cross , and when the Creed had been sung he expired with no travail or movement of any sort ...
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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 |