Surprise Castle
At Home in Renaissance Bruges: Connecting Objects, People and Domestic Spaces in a Sixteenth-Century City

At Home in Renaissance Bruges: Connecting Objects, People and Domestic Spaces in a Sixteenth-Century City - Paperback

$46.99
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Availability:In StockContributor:Julie De GrootPublish date:2022-05-15Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Leuven University PressISBN-13:9789462703179ISBN-10:9462703175UPC:9789462703179Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:EuropeBook Topic:MedievalSize:9.06 x 6.61 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SC4A274BKX

Domestic materiality in a remarkable European city

How did citizens in Bruges create a home? What did an ordinary domestic interior look like in the sixteenth century? And more importantly: how does one study the domestic culture of bygone times by analysing documents such as probate inventories? These questions seem straightforward, yet few endeavours are more challenging than reconstructing a sixteenth-century domestic reality from written sources. This book takes full advantage of the inventory and convincingly frames household objects in their original context of use. Meticulously connecting objects, people and domestic spaces, the book introduces the reader to the rich material world of Bruges citizens in the Renaissance, their sensory engagement, their religious practice, the role of women, and other social factors. By weaving insights from material culture studies with urban history, At Home in Renaissance Bruges offers an appealing and holistic mixture of in-depth socio-economic, cultural and material analysis. In its approach the book goes beyond heavy-handed theories and stereotypes about the exquisite taste of aristocratic elites, focusing instead on the domestic materiality of Bruges' middling groups. Evocatively illustrated with contemporary paintings from Bruges and beyond, this monograph shows a nuanced picture of domestic materiality in a remarkable European city.

Free ebook available at OAPEN Library, JSTOR, Project Muse, and Open Research Library

Language:EnglishPublisher:Leuven University PressISBN-13:9789462703179ISBN-10:9462703175UPC:9789462703179Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:EuropeBook Topic:MedievalSize:9.06 x 6.61 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SC4A274BKX

Julie De Groot is a historian and researcher at the University of Antwerp.


Publisher: Leuven University Press

Contributor(s)

Julie De Groot

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.

Recently Viewed

View All