Cover
Title
Copyright
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Notes on Money, Dates and Measures
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Introduction
Lower Social Groups and Renaissance Culture
Artisans and Shopkeepers in Sixteenth-Century Italy
Renaissance Siena and Its Artisans and Shopkeepers
The People and Contents of the Book
Notes
Part I. Boundaries and Borders: Artisans and Local Traders inRenaissance Society
Abstract
Who Were the Artisans?
Living and Working in Sixteenth-Century Siena
Notes
Abstract
Honour, Profit and Power
Surnames and Identities
Distribution of Wealth
Property: Life Styles and Life Stories
Notes
Abstract
A Hierarchy of Trades
Moving Boundaries
Notes
Part II. Creative Economies: The Acquisition and Circulation of Material Goods
Abstract
Workshop Practice and the Artisan’s World of Work
Getting Paid
Wages and Payments
Supplementary Income
Notes
Abstract
Buying Goods in Renaissance Siena
Credit Transactions
Barter
Notes
Abstract
Dowries
Bridal Trousseau
Counter-Gifts for the Bride
The Symbolic and Material Meaning of Wedding Gifts
Notes
Part III. The Ownership, Display, and Meanings of Material Goods
Abstract
The Size and Organization of Domestic Space
Furniture for Sleeping
Chests and Furniture for Storage
Dining and Preparation of Meals
Notes
Abstract
Ornamental Furnishings
Tableware
Credenzas
Paintings, Sculpture, and Books
Books and studioli
Notes
Abstract
The House as a Social Space
Household Goods and Identity
Notes
Conclusion
The house of the shoemaker Girolamo di Domenico
The house of the silk weaver Giovanni di Agniolino
The house of the tailor Pietro di Ser Giovanni
The house of the innkeeper Marchione di Paulo from Mulazzo
The house of the baker Pietro from Voltolina
The house of the second-hand dealer Vincenzo di Matteo
The house of the barber Cesario di Albertino
The house of the professional fife player Luzio di Paulo
The house of the master woodcarver Cristofano di Bartolomeo
Glossary
Bibliography
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
About the Author
Index
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