Crime and justice in late medieval Italy /

This text presents an examination of the history of crime and criminal justice in late medieval Italy. It contains studies of the most frequent types of prosecuted crime such as violence, theft and insult, along with rarely prosecuted sorcery and sex crimes.

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Dettagli Bibliografici
Accesso online:Electronic book from EBSCO
Autore principale: Dean, Trevor.
Natura: eBook
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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Sommario:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART ONE Sources; CHAPTER 1 Trial records; CHAPTER 2 Chronicles; CHAPTER 3 Fiction; CHAPTER 4 Statute law; CHAPTER 5 Consilia; PART TWO Description and analysis; CHAPTER 6 Insult and revenge; Appendix: List of insults as recorded in the sources; 7 Sex crimes; CHAPTER 8 Potions and poisons; CHAPTER 9 Violence; CHAPTER 10 Theft; Conclusion; Bibliography; PRINTED PRIMARY SOURCES; B. SECONDARY WORKS; Index.