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

Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (x, 280 pages) Contents Introduction -- 1. Charity and state-building -- 2. Gender, lineage ideology, and the development of a status culture -- 3. Law and the majesty of practice -- 4. Innocence and danger: pedagogy, discipline, and the culture of masculinity -- 5. From putte to puttane: female foundlings and charitable institutions -- 6. Unruly nuns : convents and cloistering -- Conclusion Summary "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 the social crises generated by war, competition for social position, and the abandonment of children, a series of private and public initiatives expanded existing charitable institutions and founded new ones. Philip Gavitt's research reveals the important role played by lineage ideology among Florence's elites in the use and manipulation of these charitable institutions in the often futile pursuit of economic and social stability. Considering families of all social levels, he argues that the pursuit of family wealth and prestige often worked at cross-purposes with the survival of the very families it was supposed to preserve"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-264) and index Notes Print version record Subject Charities -- Italy -- Florence -- History Families -- Economic aspects -- Italy -- Florence -- History Renaissance -- Italy -- Florence Women -- Italy -- Florence -- History Medicine, Medieval. Charities -- history History, Medieval Family -- history Socioeconomic Factors -- history SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity. Medicine, Medieval Charities Families -- Economic aspects Renaissance Women Familie Wohltätigkeitsorganisation Frau Kind Familie. Frau. Kind. Wohltätigkeitsorganisation. Familjer -- ekonomiska aspekter -- historia -- Italien -- Florens. Välgörenhet -- historia -- Italien -- Florens. Renässansen -- Italien -- Florens. Kvinnor -- historia -- Italien -- Florens. SUBJECT Italy https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007558 Subject Italy -- Florence Florenz Florenz. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781139078320 1139078321

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