Artisans, Objects and Everyday Life in Renaissance Italy - The Material Culture of the Middling Class (Hardcover, 0)

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 and families at artisanal levels (such as shoemakers, barbers, bakers and innkeepers) lived and worked, managed their household economies and consumption, socialised in their homes, and engaged with the arts and the markets for luxury goods. It demonstrates that although the economic and social status of local craftsmen and traders was relatively low, their material possessions show how these men and women who rarely make it into the history books were fully engaged with contemporary culture, cultural customs and the urban way of life.

General

Imprint:	Amsterdam University Press
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700
Release date:	November 2020
Authors:	Paula Hohti Erichsen
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	364
Edition:	0
ISBN-13:	978-9463722629
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	9463722629
Barcode:	9789463722629

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