Carnal Commerce in Counter-Reformation Rome

Name: Carnal Commerce in Counter-Reformation Rome
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ISBN: 9780521844338

ISBN-10: 0521844339

ISBN-13: 9780521844338

Edition: 2008

Authors: Tessa Storey

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Focusing on the period 1566-1656, this original and lively study sheds new 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 prostitutes, the relationships between prostitutes and clients, and the wealth which potentially could be accumulated. Notarial documents provide a unique perspective on the economics and material culture of prostitution, showing what could…

Book details

List price: $110.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/21/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 316
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.21" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English



List of figures


List of maps


List of tables


Acknowledgements


Notes on the text


Abbreviations


Introduction



Themes and issues in literature and image



The social and cultural context



Debating prostitution



Policing prostitution



A profile of Roman prostitutes



Becoming a prostitute



The business of prostitution



At home



'Because we are all made of flesh and blood': prostitutes and their clients


Conclusion: Continuity and change: prostitution after the Reformations



Origins of prostitutes living in Rome



Notes on the registers consulted from the Archivio del Vicariato di Roma


Bibliography


Index