{"product_id":"recreation-in-the-renaissance-attitudes-towards-leisure-and-pastimes-in-european-culture-c1425-1675-early-modern-history-society-and-culture-0333984536","title":"Recreation in the Renaissance: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, c.1425-1675 (Early Modern History: Society and Culture)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0333984536\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arcangeli, A.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Renaissance Europe, when 'leisure classes' used social gathering to define civility and the commercialization of leisure was beginning, the human need for recreation became a cultural topos. The book explores the vocabulary of play and games; the spectrum of leisure activities, often gender-specific or appropriate to particular social groups; the medical discourse on the preservation of health, where amusements were assessed as physical exercise; the moral approach to play; legal treatises on gambling; and the visual representation of leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51738519666976,"sku":"NEW0333984536","price":145.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51OV7-yFOKL.jpg?v=1779606032","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/recreation-in-the-renaissance-attitudes-towards-leisure-and-pastimes-in-european-culture-c1425-1675-early-modern-history-society-and-culture-0333984536","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}