Venice's most loyal city civic identity in Renaissance Brescia - Bowd, Stephen D.; ebrary, Inc.; Villa I Tatti (Florence, Italy) (Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010)
Pt. 1. Myth and history. Regional states and civic identity ; The myths of Brescia -- Pt. 2. Politics. Privilege, power, and politics ; Forming an urban oligarchy -- Pt. 3. Religion, ritual, and civic identity. Space, ritual, and identity ; Civic religion and reform ; Puritanism and the social order -- Pt. 4. Cooperation and conflict. A funerary fracas ; Jewish life ; Witches -- Pt. 5. Crisis and recovery. Disloyal Brescia ; Venice and the recovery of power.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Renaissance -- Italy -- Brescia; City and town life -- Italy -- Brescia -- History; Group identity -- Italy -- Brescia -- History; Political culture -- Italy -- Brescia -- History; Brescia (Italy) -- Relations -- Italy -- Venice; Venice (Italy) -- Relations -- Italy -- Brescia; Brescia (Italy) -- Social life and customs; Brescia (Italy) -- Politics and government; Venice (Italy) -- History -- 697-1508.; Venice (Italy) -- History -- 1508-1797.; Electronic books