Murder and madness on trial : a tale of true crime from early modern Bologna /

"Explores the 1588 murder trial of Paolo Barbieri in Bologna, examining early modern violence, madness, criminal justice, medical and legal expertise, and the construction and circulation of news"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Calabritto, Monica (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023]
Series:Interactions in the early modern age.
Subjects:
Barbieri, Paolo, > 1563-1606 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Murder) > Italy > Bologna.
Insanity (Law) > Italy > Bologna > History > 16th century.
Insanity (Law)
Manners and customs.
Trials.
Trials (Murder)
HISTORY / Europe / Italy
Bologna (Italy) > Social life and customs > 16th century.
Italy > Bologna.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue to a murder
  • Medicine and law on trial
  • Insanity on trial
  • Witnessing and chronicling
  • The aftermath.

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