Publication

2020 - BRILL

Language

English

Word Count

99,000 words, Guess

Page Count

396 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • Better World Books9789004436244

Classifications

  • LCCCE61.I8T56 2021
  • LCCCE61.I8 T56 2021

Description

"Time in the Eternal City: Perceiving and Controlling Time in Late Medieval and Renaissance Rome is a major contribution to the study of time and its numerous aspects in late medieval and Renaissance Rome. The authors offer a versatile view on the variety of ways time could be perceived. Individual chapters concentrate on the grass-root levels of everyday life, on various uses of the past in the present, as well as on the control of time by the ecclesiastical authorities. These studies reveal a wealth of new information that demonstrates the almost endlessly fluid manner in which time could be perceived, as well as the innovative ways in which time could be used by individuals and authorities alike. Contributors are: Holger Kaasik, Urpo Kantola, Marko Halonen, Jasmin Lukkari, Saku Pihko"--

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