The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy
Chapter 34
THE EQUALISATION OF CLASSES.
Contrast to the Middle Ages 359
Common life of nobles and burghers in the cities 359
Theoretical criticism of noble birth 360
The nobles in different parts of Italy 362
The nobility and culture 363
Bad influence of Spain 363
Knighthood since the Middle Ages 364
The tournaments and the caricature of them 365
Noble birth as a requisite of the courtier 367