Brilliant bodies : fashioning courtly men in early Renaissance Italy
/ Timothy McCall
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
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2022
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1 online resource (xiii, 221 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 25, 2022).
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9780271091471 electronic book
0271091479 electronic book
9780271090603
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