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Focusing on the period 1566-1656, this study sheds new light on the lives and culture of ordinary prostitutes and their clients in Rome after the Counter-Reformation. The author uses a range of sources, including criminal records, letters, images and popular and elite literature, to reveal issues of special concern to contemporaries.Storey, Tessa is the author of 'Carnal Commerce in Counter-reformation Rome ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780521844338 and ISBN 0521844339.
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