Provincial Families of the Renaissance Johari Toe "The quick reference nature of

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Provincial Families of the Renaissance Johari Toe "The quick reference nature ofHistorical writing on the Renaissance has usually focused on the social extremes that co existed in the great metropolitan centers'on either elites or the underclass. As a result, the world of the middling families and provincial societies remains largely unexplored. Daily experiences in the lesser cities are, however, no less rich and revealing than those of Florence, Venice, and Milan. In addition, writes historian James Grubb, these experiences