Grubb, James S., 1952-

Provincial families of the Renaissance : private and public life in the Veneto / James S. Grubb.

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©1996.

xvii, 344 pages ; 24 cm

Historical writing on the Renaissance has usually focused on the social extremes that co-existed in the great metropolitan centers - on either elites or the underclass. As a result, the world of unexceptional families and provincial societies remains largely unexplored. Daily experiences in the lesser cities are, however, no less rich and revealing than those of Florence, Venice, and Milan. In addition, writes historian James Grubb, these experiences offer new perspectives from which to reassess familiar assumptions about domestic life in the fifteenth century.
Based on memoirs and other records left by thirteen merchant families from the Veneto cities of Verona and Vincenza, Provincial families of the Renaissance is an engrossing study of daily lives that have until now been overlooked by scholars. Grubb examines the attitudes and experiences of families undistinguished in their modest means and local ambitions from the majority of their compatriots, uncovering a detailed historical landscape rich in social obligations, commercial activities, and religious beliefs.

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Families Italy Veneto History.
Elite (Social sciences) Italy Veneto History.
Familles Italie Vénétie Histoire.
Élite (Sciences sociales) Italie Vénétie Histoire.
Elite (Social sciences)
Families.
Manners and customs.
Dagelijks leven.
Elites.
Famille Italie Venise (Italie) Histoire Renaissance.
Élite (sciences sociales) Italie Venise (Italie) Histoire Renaissance.
Veneto (Italy) Social life and customs.
Veneto (Italy) History.
Verona.
Vincenza.
Vénétie (Italie) Mœurs et coutumes.
Vénétie (Italie) Histoire.
Italy Veneto.
Venise (Italie) Moeurs et coutumes Renaissance.
Venise (Italie) Histoire Renaissance.

History.

Location: Library main 205532
Call No.: HQ630.15 .V46 G78 1996
Status: Available