Artisans, Objects and Everyday Life in Renaissance Italy : The Material Culture of the Middling Class /
Did ordinary Italians have a 'Renaissance'? This book presents the first in-depth exploration of how artisans and small local traders experienced the material and cultural Renaissance. Drawing on a rich blend of sixteenth century visual and archival evidence, it examines how individuals an...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2020]
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- 1. Artisans and local traders in Renaissance Siena
- 2. The economic status of Sienese artisans and shopkeepers
- 3. Boundaries, borders, and hierarchies
- 4. Business and income
- 5. Buying and acquiring material goods
- 6. Dowries and the circulation of material goods
- 7. A respectable and comfortable home
- 8. Novelty, refinement, and "splendour"
- 9. The home on show
- Conclusion.