Illegitimacy in Renaissance Florence
- ISBN-10
- 0472112449
- ISBN-13
- 9780472112449
- Category
- Florence (Italy)
- Pages
- 305
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Author
- Thomas Kuehn
Description
An investigation of the complex social and legal issues surrounding illegitimate offspring in Renaissance Florence
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