Carnal Commerce in Counter-Reformation Rome

(Part of the New Studies in European History Series)

by Tessa Storey

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Focusing on the period 1566-1656, this original and lively study sheds light on the daily lives and material culture of ordinary prostitutes and their clients in Rome after the Counter-Reformation. Tessa Storey uses a range of archival sources, including criminal records, letters, courtroom testimonies, images and popular and elite literature, to reveal issues of especial concern to contemporaries. In particular, she explores how and why women became...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521844339

ISBN13:9780521844338

Release Date:February 2008

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:316 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"

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