Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence by Brucker, Gene A - 1986

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of California Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University of California Press, 1986-01-22. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Berkeley, Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1986. x, 138p., b/w illus., dj.

Berkeley University of California Press 1986. 1986. Hardcover. 8vo hardcover 138pp b/w illus. very good / very good d/w. In 1455, Lusanna, the beautiful widow of an artisan, brought an ultimately un successful suit against Giovanni, an aristocrat, seeking legal recognition of their clandestine marriage. The author skillfully reconstructs the story of these former lovers. Their dispute, and affair, is amply documented in the sometimes seamy witness testimony contained in Florentine court records. While this case is a highly atypical example of one woman's determined challenge to the social norm, the resultant court battle sheds additional light on Renaissance Florence's class system as well as con temporary legal, moral, and sexual con ventions. This work is a fine example of microhistory, which emphasizes the story of specific events or ordinary peo ple hitherto ignored. Recommended particularly for academic history and women's studies collections. William F. Young, SUNY at Albany Lib. .

Bekeley, California: University of California Press, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper.

University of California Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0520056558 . Collectible like new. Fine first edition, first printing (complete number line) in Fine dust jacket. Signed by Brucker on the title page 138 pages, unmarked ; SVANTE SHLF; 5.25 X 0.5 X 8.5 inches; 138 pages; Signed by Author .

University of California Press. hardcover. Very Good. 5x0x8. hardcover with dust jacket, full number line, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders

University of California Press. hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

University of California Press, 1986-01-22. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!