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Memory, family, and self : Tuscan family books and other European egodocuments (14th-18th century) /

The book deals with both a reconstruction of Tuscan family books' evolution and persistency, and several aspects of social history: reading and private libraries, domestic devotion, the memory of historical events. Starting with the Renaissance, the investigation broadens to the 17th-18th centu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ciappelli, Giovanni (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
Colección:Egodocuments and history series ; Volume 6.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The book deals with both a reconstruction of Tuscan family books' evolution and persistency, and several aspects of social history: reading and private libraries, domestic devotion, the memory of historical events. Starting with the Renaissance, the investigation broadens to the 17th-18th centuries and other forms of memory: private diaries and autobiographies. A final section is dedicated to the issue of memory in the egodocuments of early modern Europe.
Notas:Includes indexes.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (321 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004270756
9004270752
ISSN:1873-653X ;
1873-653X