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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... tell the truth . His reports about the past and present were faithful ; his promises about the future held good . The same attitudes applied here as in the torture chamber ; truth telling was a luxury , indulged only by those who could ...
... Telling and Honor One mark of male strength was the capacity to tell the truth . Honor and honesty vouched for one another . Ac- cordingly , the directest way to challenge a man was to call him a liar . The insult : " Cheating coward ...
... telling effective for many daily purposes , one had not only to know the time but also to broadcast the information . As Italians entered the Renaissance , they were learning not only to count hours more accurately but also to ...
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 |