Abandoned Children of the Italian Renaissance: Orphan Care in Florence and Bologna

by Nicholas Terpstra

Book Overview

In the early development of the modern Italian state, individual orphanages were a reflection of the intertwining of politics and charity.

Nearly half of the children who lived in the cities of the late Italian Renaissance were under fifteen years of age. Grinding poverty, unstable families, and the death of a parent could make caring for these young children a burden. Many were abandoned, others orphaned. At a time when political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801881846
• ISBN13: 9780801881848
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher