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In the 1290s a new guild-based Florentine government placed a group of noble families under severe legal restraints, on the grounds that they were both the most powerful and the most violent and disruptive element in the city. In this colorful portrayal of civic life in medieval Florence, Carol Lansing explores the patrilineal structure and function of these urban families, known as ""magnates."" She shows how they emerged as a class defined not by specific economic interests but by a distinctive culture. During the earlier period of weaker civic institutions, these families built their pow

Grief and state formation -- Funerals and funeral laws -- Laments and male honor -- Ancient laments : sexuality, rage, and doubt -- Intercession for the dead and sorrow for sin -- Lay political culture and critiques of the lament -- Emotional order and just order -- The seductive dangers of grief -- Wars and funerals in fourteenth-century Orvieto

This collection examines crime and punishment in medieval and early modern Bologna. Drawing from the city's singularly rich archival resources and employing a variety of perspectives, the contributors analyze various types of violence and place the city's institutions of criminal justice within their social, political, and cultural contexts.