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==Background and history==

==Background and history==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Ariès Philippe Ariès], an important French medievalist and historian, published a study in 1961 of [[paintings]], gravestones, furniture, and school records. He found that before the seventeenth century, children were represented as mini-adults. Since then historians have increasingly [[research]]ed childhood in past times. Before Ariès, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Boas George Boas] had published The Cult of Childhood.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Ariès Philippe Ariès], an important French medievalist and historian, published a study in 1961 of [[paintings]], gravestones, furniture, and school records. He found that before the seventeenth century, children were represented as mini-adults. Since then historians have increasingly [[research]]ed childhood in past times. Before Ariès, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Boas George Boas] had published The Cult of Childhood.

 

During the [[Renaissance]], [[paintings|artistic depictions]] of children increased dramatically in Europe. This did not impact the social [[attitude]] to children much, however.

During the [[Renaissance]], [[paintings|artistic depictions]] of children increased dramatically in Europe. This did not impact the social [[attitude]] to children much, however.