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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... stood outside society's tent , barking orders through the flaps . Nothing was ever so simple . Christianity was itself of two minds about the virtues of being in or out ; the monastic impulse had always hankered after separation , but ...
... stood as just like adults . The most truthful view would see Renaissance childhood as a mix of difficult and happy experiences but would eschew hasty general judgments . The fates of premodern children and the chal- lenges facing their ...
... stood still . Thus , to fit a household to a workplace , one often needed to import or export labor . Hired men — like the murder victim , Agostino - helped balance the domestic workforce . Urban patterns of work , sociability , and use ...
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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 |