Gender, honor, and charity in late Renaissance Florence / Philip Gavitt.

"This book examines the important social role of charitable institutions for women and children in late Renaissance Florence. Wars, social unrest, disease, and growing economic inequality on the Italian peninsula displaced hundreds of thousands of families during this period. In order to handle...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Gavitt, Philip, 1950-2020.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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