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Brilliant bodies : fashioning courtly men in early Renaissance Italy

Title
Brilliant bodies : fashioning courtly men in early Renaissance Italy / Timothy McCall.
Author
McCall, Timothy
Publication
  • University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2022]
  • ©2022

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Description
xiii, 221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 26 cm
Summary
"Explores the relationship between fashion and power in Renaissance Italy, focusing on visual art and culture and the nature of aristocratic masculinity and patriarchal authority"--
Subject
  • To 1500
  • Nobility > Clothing > History > Italy > To 1500
  • Men's clothing > Italy > History > To 1500
  • Fashion > Political aspects > History > Italy > To 1500
  • Body image in men > Italy > History > To 1500
  • Fashion and art
  • Body image in men
  • Courts and courtiers > Clothing
  • Fashion > Political aspects
  • Men's clothing
  • Nobility > Clothing
  • Italy > Court and courtiers > Clothing > History > To 1500
  • Italy
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-202) and index.
Contents
Introduction : brilliant bodies and fashionable men at court -- Riddled with gilt : lords in shining armor and shimmering brocades -- "Ornado d'oro e giemme" : brilliant male bodies adorned -- The contours of Renaissance fashion -- Fair princes : blanched beauty, nobility, and power -- Epilogue : black is the new gold.
Call Number
JQF 22-94
ISBN
  • 9780271090603
  • 027109060X
LCCN
2021024267
OCLC
1255523604
Author
McCall, Timothy, author.
Title
Brilliant bodies : fashioning courtly men in early Renaissance Italy / Timothy McCall.
Publisher
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2022]
Copyright Date
©2022
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-202) and index.
Chronological Term
To 1500
Research Call Number
JQF 22-94
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