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Words and Deeds in Renaissance Rome : Trials Before the Papal Magistrates
Overview
The social historian, searching for the basis of a culture, often turns to a study of ordinary people. Perhaps one of the most revealing places to find them is in a court of law. In this presentation of nine criminal trials of sixteenth-century Rome (1540-75), where magistrates kept verbatim records, Thomas and Elizabeth Cohen paint a lively portrait of a society, one that is reminiscent of Boccaccio. These stories, however are true.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780802076991
- ISBN-10: 0802076998
- Publisher: University of Toronto Press
- Publish Date: October 1993
- Dimensions: 9.01 x 6.02 x 0.92 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.09 pounds
- Page Count: 308
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