Mothering in the Casa Datini
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11892893 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph P Byrne (0000-0002-0623-0398, a Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw , Kennesaw, Georgia, USA, corresponding author), Eleanor A Congdon (a Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw , Kennesaw, Georgia, USA) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-56 |
| Publication date | 1999-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medieval History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4181 • E-ISSN: 1873-1279 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0304-4181(98)00018-9 |
| OpenAlex | W2045386566 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The Datini archive in Prato, Italy, provides much detailed information about mothers and children in a merchant-class household of late fourteenth- and early fifteenth-century Tuscany. Over some thirty years the childless Margherita Datini supervised and cared for children of friends, relatives and business associates, and her husband's illegitimate daughter. Letters, household financial records, and Datini's business ledgers reveal many aspects of the lives of Margherita – as surrogate mother – and the children. The data show a fluid environment overseen by a strong-willed and caring mistress
Class (philosophy · Daughter · Economic history · Economics · Fifteenth · Genealogy · Ledger · Political science · Classics · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Finance
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2023 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |