Shopping in the Renaissance by Evelyn Welch

2005 C2005 To 1500 16th century Type Books Physical description ix, 403 p. Shopping in the Renaissance: Consumer Cultures in Italy 1400-1600 Evelyn. Finally, she explores antiquities and indulgences, both of which posed dramatic challenges to contemporary notions of market value and to the concept of commodification itself.-From publisher description. Any new evaluation of the historical significance of the Renaissance requires. She considers transient forms of sales such as fairs, auctions, and lotteries, as well as consumers themselves. Welch draws on wide-ranging sources to expose the fears, anxieties, and social possibilities of the Renaissance marketplace and to show the impact of these attitudes on developing urban spaces. LAURA SCHECHTER, University of Alberta Evelyn Welch.

The book investigates how men and women of different social classes went to the streets, squares, and shops to buy goods they needed and wanted in daily life-or once in a lifetime. Shopping in the Renaissance: Consumer Cultures in Italy 1400-1600 Welch, E. This book breaks new ground in the area of Renaissance material culture, focusing on the marketplace and such related topics as middle-class to courtly consumption, the provision of foodstuffs, and the acquisition of antiquities and holy relics. Welch, E., 2007, The Material Renaissance. 1959- Contents Markets and metaphors - Shopping and surveillance - Time - Place - Fairs - Bidding gambling - Men in the marketplace - Shopping with Isabella d'Este - Priceless Summary Shopping was as important in the Renaissance as it is today. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Shopping in the Renaissance: Consumer Cultures in I.

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Shopping in the Renaissance by Evelyn Welch