Sacred Home in Renaissance Italy
Autor
Abigail Brundin (Reader In Early Modern Literature And Culture, Reader In Early Modern Literature And
, Deborah Howard (Professor Emerita Of Architectural History, Professor Emerita Of Architectural History,
, Mary Laven
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.