Title: Household and lineage in Renaissance Florence : the family life of the Capponi, Ginori, and Rucellai /
Authors: Kent, F. W. 1942-
Publisher: Princeton University Press,
Year: 1977
Subjects: Capponi family.; Ginori family.; Rucellai family.; Upper class Italy Florence.; Families Italy Florence History.; Upper class families Italy Florence History.; Renaissance Italy Florence; Florence (Italy) Social life and customs.
Abstract: Looks at the Florentine patrician family in the fifteenth century as a social institution, establishing the nature of the household, with a concentration on affective family ties, and tracing relations beyond the household with other members of the patrilineal descent group.
Contents: Household structure and the developmental cycle -- "Under the shadow of a common will": the nearest kinsmen in Florentine life -- The lineage as an economic community -- The lineage and politics -- Neighborhood, patronage, and the ancestors.