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Sacred, Suspect, Forbidden: The Use Of Space In Early Modern Venice, Julie D. Fox
Sacred, Suspect, Forbidden: The Use Of Space In Early Modern Venice, Julie D. Fox
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This dissertation argues that Venetian space in the sixteenth century was embedded with various boundaries that individuals challenged and that communities and Venetian secular and ecclesiastical authorities reinforced. The development of Venetian urban space played an essential role in the formation of Venetian civic identity, which in turn was predicated upon the myth of Venice. The time period examined includes the re-establishment of the Roman Inquisition, and the early period of the Inquisition in Venice, which were concomitant with a time of religious and social disruption. Documents of the Venetian government and contemporary diarists offer contextual evidence; however, trials before …