Carnal Commerce in Counter-Reformation Rome - Tessa Storey - Paperback Bog - Cambridge University Press - 2012 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Description
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.