Artisans, objects and everyday life in Renaissance Italy the material culture of the middling class / Paula Hohti Erichsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hohti Erichsen, Paula, author.

Series:

Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700.

Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural studies.

Material culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Notes on Money, Dates, and Measures

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Introduction

Part I ‒ Boundaries and Borders: Artisans and Local Traders in Renaissance Society

1. Artisans and Local Traders in Renaissance Siena

2. The Economic Status of Sienese Artisans and Shopkeepers

3. Boundaries, Borders, and Hierarchies

Part II ‒ Creative Economies: The Acquisition and Circulation of Material Goods

4. Business and Income

5. Buying and Acquiring Material Goods

6. Dowries and the Circulation of Material Goods

Part III ‒ The Ownership, Display, and Meanings of Material Goods

7. A Respectable and Comfortable Home

8. Novelty, Refinement, and ‘Splendour’

9. The Home on Show

Conclusion

Appendix

Glossary

Bibliography

About the Author

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-69118-8

90-485-6663-0

9781003691181

OCLC:

1223969117