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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... town to town . Also nomadic were bands of gypsies , who appeared in Italy in the fifteenth century ; they made a tenuous livelihood on the edges of the economy , trading in horses and other merchandise , picking up odd jobs , sometimes ...
... town against its will . The citadel was girt with stronger walls than the rest of town , a tougher nut to crack . Customarily it sat on the edge , as an anchor to the circuit of walls . On its townward side lay a zone empty of houses ...
... town - worn senses . Riverbanks were popular for strolling and fishing . Rivers and lakes welcomed swimmers and boaters , and , on the rare occasion when they froze solid , invited games , races , and even an impromptu market . * But ...
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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 |