Crime and Justice in Late Medieval Italy

by Trevor Dean

Book Overview

In this important study, Trevor Dean examines the history of crime and criminal justice in Italy from the mid-thirteenth to the end of the fifteenth century. The book contains studies of the most frequent types of prosecuted crime such as violence, theft and insult, along with the rarely prosecuted sorcery and sex crimes. Drawing on a diverse and innovative range of sources, including legislation, legal opinions, prosecutions, chronicles and works...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521153832
• ISBN13: 9780521153836
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"