Sumptuary law in Italy, 1200-1500

Sumptuary law in Italy, 1200-1500 / Catherine Kovesi Killerby.

This is a study of Italian sumptuary laws through a chronological, geographical, and thematic survey of more than 300 laws enacted in over 40 cities throughout the peninsula.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Killerby, Catherine Kovesi, 1963-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Series:	Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:	Sumptuary laws > Italy > History. Sumptuary laws. Luxussteuer Law - Europe, except U.K. Law - Non-U.S. Law, Politics & Government. Italy. Italien History.
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Machine derived contents note: Introduction
1. Ancient and Early Medieval Precedents
2. The Origins and Characteristics of Italian Sumptuary Law
3. Money and People
4. Ambition and Social Order
5. The Church and Sumptuary Law
6. Mulieris delinquentis: Women and Sumptuary law
7. Problems of Enforcement and the Failure of Sumptuary Law
Bibliography
Index.