Lost Girls: Sex and Death in Renaissance Florence
- ISBN-10
- 1421400243
- ISBN-13
- 9781421400242
- Series
- Lost Girls
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-06-21
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Author
- Nicholas Terpstra
Description
Terpstra’s meticulous investigation not only uncovers the sad fate of the lost girls of the Casa della Pietà but explores broader themes, including gender relations, public health, church politics, and the challenges girls and adolescent women faced in Renaissance Florence.
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