Carnal Commerce in Counter-Reformation Rome

Tessa (University of Leicester) Storey

Cambridge University Press, 2008

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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.

ISBN-13
9780521844338
ISBN-10
0521844339
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
Publication date
2008-02-21
Pages
316
Dimensions
234x160x23
Weight
640