TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bell,Rudolph M.
TI  - How to do it: guides to good living for Renaissance Italians 
SN  - 9780226041834 (electronic bk.)
AV  - HQ629 .B45 1999eb
U1  - 646.7/00945/09031 22
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Families
KW  - Italy
KW  - History
KW  - 16th century
KW  - Marriage
KW  - Conduct of life
KW  - Early works to 1800
KW  - Life skills
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Family
KW  - Family Planning Services
KW  - Parenting
KW  - Famille
KW  - Italie
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 16e siècle
KW  - Mariage
KW  - Morale pratique
KW  - Ouvrages avant 1800
KW  - Habiletés de base
KW  - Guides, manuels, etc
KW  - REFERENCE
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS
KW  - Beauty & Grooming
KW  - Seksuele techniek
KW  - gtt
KW  - Seksuele voorlichting
KW  - Opvoeding
KW  - Handleidingen
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Conception -- Pregnancy and childbirth -- Raising your child -- Adolescence -- Marital relations -- Then and now
N2  - "Hope to conceive a boy? Tie a tourniquet around your husband's left testicle. Pregnant and fear a weak or malformed baby? Frequent hearty laughter should reduce the risk. And if you're a teenager of good repute, avoid dancing at all costs and stay away from wine, cosmetics, and flashy dress, too. What may seem quirky to today's readers certainly wasn't to its original audience - Renaissance Italians. They read advice manuals prodigiously, seeking guidance from the latest books by bestselling alchemists and snake-oil peddlers like Mrs. Isabella Cortese and Dr. Leonardo Fioravanti with an avidity not bestowed even on a Dante or a Machiavelli. How to Do It shows us sixteenth-century Italy from an entirely new perspective: through manuals which were staples in the households of middlebrow Italians just trying to lead better lives."--Jacket
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