Cittadini of Venice : Shaping Identities between Networks and Patronage (c. 1530-1690) /

Cittadini of Venice : Shaping Identities between Networks and Patronage (c. 1530-1690) /

In this volume Giulia Zanon sheds new light on our grasp of social hierarchy and the possibilities for social mobility in pre-modern Italy. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach that combines deep archival research with a multitude of artistic and architectural artefacts, this work breaks new gr...

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Main Author: Zanon, Giulia (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024.

Series: Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe ; 22
Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023.

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Social classes > Italy > History.
Social mobility > Italy > History.

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Call Number: HN490.S6

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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  •  Research Context
  •  Sources and Methodology
  •  Structure
  • 1 Membership and Administration of the scuole grandi
  •  1 The Civic Role of the scuole grandi
  •  2 The scuole grandi as 'Little Republics' for the cittadini
  •  3 Precious Memories: Structure and Materiality of the Libri d'Argento
  •  4 Social Ties, Admission and Membership in the Confraternities
  •  5 Corruption and Regulation of scuole Governance
  •  6 Conclusion
  • 2 Cittadini Patronage in the scuole grandi
  •  1 The Relationship between scuole and the Civic Unity of the cittadini
  •  2 Processions and Rituals
  •  3 Patronage of Books
  •  4 Cittadini Artistic Patronage in Relation to the scuole
  •  5 Scuole Medals
  •  6 Conclusion
  • 3 Cittadini Cultural Networks
  •  1 Lawyers of Venice: an Honourable Profession
  •  2 The Early Creation of Cultural Networks: the Education of cittadini
  •  3 The Intellectual Circle: Academies, ridotti and Friendships
  •  4 Patrons and Friends of Writers
  •  5 The Arts as a Cultural Gathering
  •  6 Conclusion
  • 4 Cittadini, Parishes and the Counter-Reformation
  •  1 New Opportunities for Patronage: Church Reconstruction
  •  2 Cittadini and Chapels within Parish Churches
  •  3 Clergy, Laity and the Promotion of New Cults of Saints
  •  4 Speaking Tombs: Burial Sites and Social Relationships
  •  5 Conclusion
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  •  Archives
  •  Primary Sources: Manuscripts
  •  Primary Sources: Printed Texts
  •  Secondary Sources
  • Index.