Carnal Commerce in Counter-Reformation Rome

by Tessa Storey

Book Overview

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"