Artisans, objects and everyday life in Renaissance Italy : the material culture of the middling class /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hohti, Paula, 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]
Series:Visual and material culture, 1300-1700.
Subjects:
1500-1599
Material culture > Italy > Siena > History > 16th century.
Middle class > Italy > Siena > History > 16th century.
Artisans > Italy > Siena > History > 16th century.
Culture matérielle > Italie > Sienne > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Artisans > Italie > Sienne > Histoire > 16e siècle.
History of art and design styles: c 1400 to c 1600.
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700.
ART / History / Renaissance
Artisans
Civilization
Manners and customs
Material culture
Middle class
Siena (Italy) > Civilization > 16th century.
Siena (Italy) > Social life and customs > History > 16th century.
Italy > Siena
Early modern artisans and shopkeepers.
Early modern material culture and daily life.
History of Siena.
Italian Renaissance.
Material culture and consumer history.
Renaissance domestic interior and decorative arts.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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