Death and Ritual in Renaissance Florence |
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| Author:
| Strocchia, Sharon T. |
| Series title: | Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-4364-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1985 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $48.50 |
Book Description:
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In what ways did the rituals associated with death in Renaissance Florence serve as an indicator of how Florentine society saw itself? In Death and Ritual in Renaissance Florence Sharon Strocchia shows how these death rites--especially civic funerals--reflected Florence's quick rise to commercial wealth in the fourteenth century and steady progression toward displays of princely power in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
In what ways did the rituals associated with death in Renaissance Florence serve as an indicator of how Florentine society saw itself? In Death and Ritual in Renaissance Florence Sharon Strocchia shows how these death rites--especially civic funerals--reflected Florence's quick rise to commercial wealth in the fourteenth century and steady progression toward displays of princely power in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.