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Brilliant bodies : fashioning courtly men in early Renaissance Italy / Timothy McCall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCall, Timothy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nobility--Clothing--Italy--History--To 1500.
- Nobility.
- Men's clothing--Italy--History--To 1500.
- Men's clothing.
- Fashion--Political aspects--Italy--History--To 1500.
- Fashion.
- Body image in men--Italy--History--To 1500.
- Body image in men.
- Fashion and art.
- Italy--Court and courtiers--Clothing--Italy--History--To 1500.
- Italy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 221 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Explores the relationship between fashion and power in Renaissance Italy, focusing on visual art and culture and the nature of aristocratic masculinity and patriarchal authority"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : brilliant bodies and fashionable men at court
- Riddled with gilt : lords in shining armor and shimmering brocades
- "Ornado d'oro e giemme" : brilliant male bodies adorned
- The contours of Renaissance fashion
- Fair princes : blanched beauty, nobility, and power
- Epilogue : black is the new gold.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780271091471
- 0271091479
- OCLC:
- 1347428179
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