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Carnal Commerce in Counter-Reformation Rome
New Studies in European History Series
Author: Storey Tessa
A study of the daily lives and material culture of prostitutes and their clients in Rome, 1566–1656.
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Publication date: 08-2012
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Carnal commerce in counter-reformation rome
Publication date: 02-2008
316 p. · 16x23.4 cm · Hardback
Publication date: 02-2008
316 p. · 16x23.4 cm · Hardback
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Focusing on the period 1566?1656, this original and lively study sheds light on the daily lives and material culture of ordinary prostitutes and their clients in Rome after the Counter-Reformation. Tessa Storey uses a range of archival sources, including criminal records, letters, courtroom testimonies, images and popular and elite literature, to reveal issues of especial concern to contemporaries. In particular, she explores how and why women became prostitutes, the relationships between prostitutes and clients, and the wealth which potentially could be accumulated. Notarial documents provide a unique perspective on the economics and material culture of prostitution, showing what could be earned and how prostitutes dressed and furnished their homes. The book challenges traditional assumptions about the success of post-Tridentine reforms on Roman prostitution, revealing that despite energetic attempts at social disciplining by the Counter-Reformation Popes, prostitution continued to flourish, and to provide a lucrative living for many women.
List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on the text; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Themes and issues in literature and image; 2. The social and cultural context; 3. Debating prostitution; 4. Policing prostitution; 5. A profile of Roman prostitutes; 6. Becoming a prostitute; 7. The business of prostitution; 8. At home; 9. 'Because we are all of the flesh': prostitutes and their clients; Conclusion. Continuity and change: prostitution after the Reformations; Appendix 1. Origins of prostitutes living in Rome; Appendix 2. Notes on the registers consulted from the Archivo del Vicariato di Roma; Bibliography; Index.
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