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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... rules also had an anti - aristocratic slant . Italians often ducked or bought off these rules ; the temptation to compete through dress was too strong . The authorities ' misogyny was badly placed , for in general men happily paraded ...
... Rules about circulation after dark had this goal , as did the campaign against gambling , a famous brawl spawner . A fourth concern was ward- ing off offense to God . The masters of Venice , keen to fend off divine ire , instituted a ...
... rules and rituals and knew how to use them . Of all state organs , the criminal courts tried hardest to control society . There the rules tilted sharply against the suspect . Examined in a closed room , with neither friends nor counsel ...
Inhoudsopgave
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 |