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The Justice of Venice: Authorities and Liberties in the Urban Economy, 1550-1700
By studying one of the oldest courts of the city this volume discusses the impact of Venice's unique brand of justice on its ordinary citizens. The criminal cases shed light on the black market economy; the civil cases demonstrate that justice was cheap, fast and accessible to all.
| Author(s) | By James E Shaw (Lecturer in Early Modern History, University of Sheffield). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 256 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 27 Apr 2006 |
| Availability | Available |
By studying one of the oldest courts of the city this volume discusses the impact of Venice's unique brand of justice on its ordinary citizens. The criminal cases shed light on the black market economy; the civil cases demonstrate that justice was cheap, fast and accessible to all.
