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A man reads a book while his wife cuts his toenails. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.

A toddler prepares to take the risk of trying to walk across the room towards its father or grandfather. Wood engraving by A. Bellenger after Gaetano Chierici.

An old man in a wheelchair is fed by three boys; around him a family goes about its business. Etching by F. Vasconi after P.L. Ghezzi, 1719.

Memory, family, and self : Tuscan family books and other European egodocuments (14th-18th century) / by Giovanni Ciappelli ; translated by Susan Amanda George.

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Memory, family, and self : Tuscan family books and other European egodocuments (14th-18th century) / by Giovanni Ciappelli ; translated by Susan Amanda George.

A man reads a book while his wife cuts his toenails. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.

A toddler prepares to take the risk of trying to walk across the room towards its father or grandfather. Wood engraving by A. Bellenger after Gaetano Chierici.

An old man in a wheelchair is fed by three boys; around him a family goes about its business. Etching by F. Vasconi after P.L. Ghezzi, 1719.