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Domestic Institutional Interiors in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Domestic Institutional Interiors in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Visual Culture in Early Modernity
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The early modern period saw the proliferation of religious, public
and charitable institutions and the emergence of new educational
structures. By bringing together two areas of inquiry that have so
far been seen as distinct, the study of institutions and that of
the house and domesticity, this collection provides new insights
into the domestic experience of men, women and children who lived
in non-family arrangements, while also expanding and problematizing
the notion of 'domestic interior'. Through specific case studies,
contributors reassess the validity of the categories 'domestic' and
'institutional' and of the oppositions private public, communal
individual, religious profane applied to institutional spaces and
objects. They consider how rituals, interior decorations,
furnishings and images were transferred from the domestic to the
institutional interior and vice versa, but also the creative ways
in which the residents participated in the formation of their
living settings. A variety of secular and religious institutions
are considered: hospitals, asylums and orphanages, convents,
colleges, public palaces of the ducal and papal court. The interest
and novelty of this collection resides in both its subject matter
and its interdisciplinary and Europe-wide dimension. The theme is
addressed from the perspective of art history, architectural
history, and social, gender and cultural history. Chapters deal
with Italy, Britain, the Netherlands, Flanders and Portugal and
with both Protestant and Catholic settings. The wide range of
evidence employed by contributors includes sources - such as
graffiti, lottery tickets or garland pictures - that have rarely if
ever been considered by historians.
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