Nevile, Jennifer,

The eloquent body : dance and humanist culture in fifteenth-century Italy / Jennifer Nevile. - x, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-240) and index.

Dance and society -- The dance treatises and humanist ideals -- Eloquent movement - eloquent prose -- Dance and the intellect -- Order and virtue -- Transcription and translation of MS from Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Magl. VII 1121, f. 63r-69v / The use of mensuration signs as proportion signs in the dance treatises -- Floor track and music of Anello, Ingrata, Pizochara, and Verceppe. Giovanni Carsaniga -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. App. 1. App. 2. App. 3.

"The Eloquent Body offers a history and analysis of court dancing during the Renaissance, within the context of Italian Humanism. Each chapter addresses different philosophical, social, or intellectual aspects of dance during the fifteenth century."--BOOK JACKET.

0253344530 9780253344533

2004002131


Dance--Social aspects--History--Italy--15th century.
Humanism--History--Italy--15th century.
Dance--History--Italy--15th century.

GV1588.6 / .N48 2004

306.48460945