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In The Renaissance Man and His Children , author Louis Haas delves into account books, letters, and literature of the Renaissance to examine elite Florentine male attitudes and behaviors regarding birth and infancy from 1300 to 1600.

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Introduction: Historians and Childhood in Renaissance Florence Di Mateo naque molti figli: Florentines Think About Having Children Per la grazia di Dio partori uno babino: The Birth Process Alle fonte del santo battesimo: The Rituals of Birth Demo a balia: Wetnursing I: Structures and Dimensions Demo a balia: Wetnursing 2: Care and Emotion A chasa: Children at Home + mori subito: The Demographic Agonies of Childhood in Renaissance Florence Faro richordo di tutti I figliuoli aro della Tita mia donna: Epilogue Appendix: Tables Bibliography

The Renaissance Man and his Children Childbirth and Early Childhood in Florence 13001600

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      Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan Us
      Publication Date: 7/14/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780312175634, 978-0312175634
      ISBN10: 0312175639

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In The Renaissance Man and His Children , author Louis Haas delves into account books, letters, and literature of the Renaissance to examine elite Florentine male attitudes and behaviors regarding birth and infancy from 1300 to 1600.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: Historians and Childhood in Renaissance Florence Di Mateo naque molti figli: Florentines Think About Having Children Per la grazia di Dio partori uno babino: The Birth Process Alle fonte del santo battesimo: The Rituals of Birth Demo a balia: Wetnursing I: Structures and Dimensions Demo a balia: Wetnursing 2: Care and Emotion A chasa: Children at Home + mori subito: The Demographic Agonies of Childhood in Renaissance Florence Faro richordo di tutti I figliuoli aro della Tita mia donna: Epilogue Appendix: Tables Bibliography

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