Book ID: CBB530242029

At Home in Renaissance Bruges: Connecting Objects, People and Domestic Spaces in a Sixteenth-Century City (2022)

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Julie De Groot (Author)


Leuven University Press


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 322
Language: English

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.

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Authors & Contributors
Ezio Zanini
Smith, Pamela H.
Catapano, Terry
Lahey, Anita
Martin Gibbs
Leonie Hannan
Concepts
Material culture
Household technology
Domestic space
Households
Historical reconstruction
Crafts and craftspeople
Time Periods
Renaissance
16th century
20th century
19th century
17th century
15th century
Places
Belgium
United States
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Hungary
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