The Art and Ritual of Childbirth in Renaissance Italy by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio
4to. pp. xiv, 212. profusely illustrated. index. bibliography. hardcover. dw. (near fine - upper right corner slightly bumped). New Haven: Yale University Press, [1999].
ISBN-10: 0300076290 / ISBN-13: 9780300076295
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Childbirth in Renaissance Italy was commemorated with a range of objects, including paintings, sculpture, wooden bowls, food and linens. This work explores the appearance, meaning and function of these objects, and describes the social and cultural context in which they were created.