2020 Essays
Daily Life and Material Culture in Early Modern Europe
This essay explores what we can learn about daily life in early modern France through a close reading of BnF Ms. Fr. 640. Reading across instructions, observations, and marginal illustrations, it reveals everyday practices, local proverbs, beliefs, and material culture, contributing to our understanding of the cultural, physical, conceptual, and material environment of early modern Europe.
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