Renaissance women at leisure
Women from wealthy Renaissance families had a range of leisure pursuits available to them, including hunting, gaming and needlecraft.
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Renaissance women's clothing
During the Renaissance period women wore long dresses, often with detachable sleeves. These sleeves were sometimes gifts from the groom to his new wife, but could also be p…
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Renaissance childbirth
To celebrate a successful birth, women were given special foods and gifts, including birth trays and amulets.
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Renaissance wedding gifts
Young brides were often given pairs of marriage chests, known as cassoni, to hold the linens and clothes they brought with them to the husband's house. Mirrors, expensive a…
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Renaissance women's jewellery
Renaissance jewellery was both decorative and functional. It could be used as security to raise loans, or given as amulets to help women conceive and deliver safely.
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Women and the Renaissance reading list
Recommended books on the subject of women in the Renaissance.
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Italian Renaissance Maiolica
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Tue 11 June 2013 11:00
TOUCH TOUR: Tour the portrait busts in the Sculpture Gallery.
