Venice's most loyal city: civic identity in Renaissance Brescia / Stephen D. Bowd
2010, 1st Edition. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #340212
Physical description: xii, 359 pages: illustrations, map. Contents: pt. 1. Myth and history. Regional states and civic identity; The myths of Brescia -- pt. 2. Politics. Privilege, power, and politics; Forming an urban oligarchy -- pt. 3. Religion, ritual, and civic identity. Space, ritual, and identity; Civic religion and reform; Puritanism and the social order -- pt. 4. Cooperation and conflict. A funerary fracas; Jewish life; Witches -- pt. 5. Crisis and recovery. Disloyal Brescia; Venice and the recovery of power. Subjects: Renaissance Italy Brescia. Group identity Italy Brescia History. Political culture Italy Brescia History. City and town life. Group identity. Manners and customs. Political culture. Brescia (Italy) Politics and government. Venice (Italy) History 697-1508. Venice (Italy) History 1508-1797. Genre: History. Illustrated.
Price: €75.00