Brundin, Abigail,

The sacred home in Renaissance Italy / Abigail Brundin, Deborah Howard, and Mary Laven. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white)

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Specialized.

9780191853746 (ebook) : No price


Christian life--History--Italy--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Christian life--History--Italy--16th century.
Households--History--Italy--To 1500.
Households--History--Italy--16th century.
Households--Religious aspects.--Italy


Italy--Church history--15th century.
Italy--Church history--16th century.

BR275

274.505