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How did religion colour daily life in the Italian Renaissance home? Peering into the privacy of family rites of passage - childbirth, marriage, and death - the authors expose patterns of piety that helped individuals to confront both the dangers and delights of everyday life, using such material obj...

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Main Authors: Brundin, Abigail (Author), Howard, Deborah, 1946- (Author), Laven, Mary, 1969- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Christian art and symbolism > Italy > Renaissance, 1450-1600.
Italy > Religious life and customs.
Renaissance > Italy.
Families > Italy.
Italy > Intellectual life > 1268-1559.
Italy > History > 1492-1559.
Renaissance > Italie.
Familles > Italie.
Italie > Vie intellectuelle > 1268-1559.
Italie > Histoire > 1492-1559.
HISTORY > Europe > Italy.
Christian art and symbolism > Renaissance
Families
Intellectual life
Religion and culture
Renaissance
Italy
1268-1600
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:How did religion colour daily life in the Italian Renaissance home? Peering into the privacy of family rites of passage - childbirth, marriage, and death - the authors expose patterns of piety that helped individuals to confront both the dangers and delights of everyday life, using such material objects as books, artworks, jewellery, and relics.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192548474
0192548476
9780191853746
0191853747