Title:
Daily life in Renaissance Italy / Elizabeth S. Cohen and Thomas V. Cohen.
Author:
Cohen, Elizabeth Storr, 1946-
Cohen, Thomas V. (Thomas Vance), 1942-
Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2001.
Call Number:
DG445 .C48 2001
Abstract:
From the Publisher: Discover what life was like for ordinary people living in Renaissance Italy. How was their society organized? What were their homes like? What dangers did they face? These and other questions are answered in detail to provide the reader with a unique view of the world of the Italian Renaissance. A multitude of settings and socioeconomic backgrounds are presented, from urban life to country life, from upper-class to peasant-class, to paint a full portrait of the different kinds of existence of people of this culture. 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.
Electronic Access:
Book review (H-Net) http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=5897
ISBN:
9780313304262
9780313361142
Series:
The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series,
Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series.
Physical Description:
xiii, 316 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Italy in the Renaissance -- Society: Who was who -- Dangers -- Family and other solidarities -- Hierarchies -- Moralities: Honor and religion -- Keeping order -- Media, literacy, and schooling -- Spaces -- Time -- Life cycles: From birth through adolescence -- Life cycles: From marriage through death -- Houses, food, and clothing -- Disease and healing -- Work -- Play -- Last words.
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