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Carnal Commerce in Counter-Reformation Rome - New Studies in European History
Storey, Tessa (University of Leicester)
Carnal Commerce in Counter-Reformation Rome - New Studies in European History
Storey, Tessa (University of Leicester)
Using archival sources, this lively study sheds new light on the daily lives and material culture of ordinary prostitutes and their clients in Rome after the Counter-Reformation. It explores how and why women became prostitutes, the relationships between prostitutes and clients, and the wealth which potentially could be accumulated.
314 pages, 28 b/w illus. 2 maps 9 tables
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | February 21, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780521844338 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 316 |
Dimensions | 160 × 234 × 23 mm · 640 g |
Language | English |
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