Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Much of the appeal of this fascinating book is its ability to challenge ourassumptions about both accessories and the Renaissance.” -
Times Higher Education“Addresses, through insightful commentaries, the social structures ofItaly and England that created and controlled personal ornamentation. . . useful for students of material culture and for others looking for freshviews on adornment in the early modern period.” -
Choice“Will appeal to those with a specialist interest in the material cultureassociated with male and female bodies in Renaissance Italy andEngland. However, the range of intellectual and theoretical approacheswill ensure that there is something well worth reading for literaturespecialists, historians, and a wider audience.” -
Renaissance Quarterly
