Rich and Poor in Renaissance Venice: The Social Institutions of a Catholic State, to 1620 by Brian S Pullan

Harvard University Press, 1971. Hard cover. Good/Very good. Jacket is lightly shelf worn and wrapped in a protective Mylar dust jacket. Cover is in great condition, with no visible flaws apart from minor handling wear. Spine is bumped and cracked, but binding is secure. Ink inscription from previous owner on front free endpaper. All other pages are clean and unmarked.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971. Hardcover. VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear but pages are otherwise clean and clear.). Red cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; bw illustrated title page; x, 689 pp; bw illustrations, some folded. Contents include: Part One: the Scuole Grandi. The Scuole Grandi: the first principles and their later development ; The orders of rich and poor ; Brothers and outsiders: The Scuole Grandi and the Venetian people ; Pomp and office: the citizens and the Scuole Grandi ; The acquisition of property and the service of the state ; Wealth and its uses -- Part II: The New Philanthrop. Hospitals during the fifteenth century ; New inspirations and incentives ; Poor laws and private societies, 1528-1540 ; The Enforcement of the poor laws: towards a social policy, 1540-1577 ; The supervision of charities and the correction of abuses, 1540-1600 ; Educational charity and moral… Read More

Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 0674769406 . Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. First Edition. Large 8vo. x,689pp, Index, Bibliography. Crimson red cloth. Book in fine condition, dj very good plus (slightly worn at edges, few tiny tears). 6 Maps, 16 Illustrations. Study of poor relief in Roman Catholic Venice in the 16th and 17th centuries and the relationship between the government elite and its subjects. ISBN 0674769406; Illustrated; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 689 pages .