Others have studied crime in a single city, or single types of crime, but few have presented a cross-section of articles which deploy diverse methodological approaches in material from many parts of the peninsula.Ĭrime, Society and the Law in Renaissance ItalyĬrime, Society and the Law in Renaissance Italy Edited by It is the only single-volume treatment available of the subject in English. In sum, the volume aims to demonstrate the fundamental importance of crime and law making for the study of the Italian Renaissance. Attempts to prevent or suppress disorder in private and public life are analysed, and many different types of crime, from the sexual to the political and the verbal to the physical, are considered. Attention is paid both to common crime and to more historically specific crimes, such as offences against the sumptuary laws. All stages of the judicial process are addressed, from the drafting of new laws to the rounding up of bandits. Drawing on a wide body of internationally renowned scholars, including a core of Italians, this volume focusses on new material and puts crime in Renaissance Italy firmly in its political and social context.
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