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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... sometimes shared the routines of daily life ( meals , chat , recreation , even beds ) , and on whom you called for occasional service . Friends might stand you to food or drink , lend you clothing , or store goods ; they might take you ...
... sometimes entertained guests and petitioners from their beds . Beds were also shared for sleeping . Assorted family members commonly slept in the same bed , as , sometimes , did mistresses and their servants , or friends , or even ...
... sometimes trailed on the ground . Urban women shod their feet in slippers sometimes made with colored fabrics ; the soles were firm enough , however , that they sometimes served as weapons . To rise above mud and water in the streets ...
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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 |