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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... religious cel- ebrations were complexly intertwined . The two rounds of activities did not always match neatly . Natural time flowed in seasons marked by changes in the weather that had a pattern but varied in timing from year to year ...
... religious vows were sometimes said to marry Christ or the church . Renaissance people had a hard time imagining a mature life without a spouse - divine for a few , but human for the vast majority . It was possible to live singly , and ...
... Religious figures : God , 41-42 ; Jesus , 102 , 104 , 139 , 172-74 ; Satan and devils , 41 , 43 ( illus . ) , 247 , 250–51 , 281.See also Saints ; Virgin Mary Religious mentality : attitudes to the body , 216 ; danger and , 42-44 ...
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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 |