Open AccessBook Review: The World of Renaissance Italy: A Daily Life Encyclopedia
Author(s) -
Todd J. Wiebe
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
reference and user services quarterly/reference and user services quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5242
pISSN - 1094-9054
DOI - 10.5860/rusq.58.3.7063
Subject(s) - encyclopedia , the renaissance , the arts , everyday life , section (typography) , history , period (music) , set (abstract data type) , chronology , sociology , art history , classics , library science , visual arts , art , aesthetics , computer science , political science , law , archaeology , operating system , programming language
This latest two-volume set from Greenwood’s Daily Life Encyclopedia series provides an overview of everyday life and society in Italy during the Renaissance period. After the preface, a brief introductory essay, and chronology, volume 1 contains thematic sections spanning “Arts” to “Food and Drink.” The second volume picks up at “Housing and Community” and concludes with “Science and Technology.” Sections begin with a broad overview (“Introduction”) and are then broken down into alphabetical sub-topical entries offering more nuanced explorations of each. The section “Family and Gender,” for example, contains entries such as “Childhood,” “Espousal and Wedding,” “Old Age,” and “Siblings.” Further readings suggestions, most of which are books, accompany each entry.