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Venice: A Secondhand City?
Item# 30542
©2001
Renaissance Venice was a society absorbed with appearance. But behind the facade of Venetian wealth was a city run on poverty and a credit system. In this program, reenactments of English Courtier Thomas Coryat's visit in 1608 are contrasted with archival research and commentary by Dr. Patricia Allerston of the University of Edinburgh, revealing a brisk secondhand and pawn trade. Professor Patricia Fortini-Brown of Princeton University offers further economic and legal insight into Renaissance society as she discusses the enlightened self-interest of a city that chose to accommodate rather than outlaw, as seen in its creation of a Jewish ghetto and red light district. Produced by the Open University. (30 minutes)
Item# 30542
©2001
Renaissance Venice was a society absorbed with appearance. But behind the facade of Venetian wealth was a city run on poverty and a credit system. In this program, reenactments of English Courtier Thomas Coryat's visit in 1608 are contrasted with archival research and commentary by Dr. Patricia Allerston of the University of Edinburgh, revealing a brisk secondhand and pawn trade. Professor Patricia Fortini-Brown of Princeton University offers further economic and legal insight into Renaissance society as she discusses the enlightened self-interest of a city that chose to accommodate rather than outlaw, as seen in its creation of a Jewish ghetto and red light district. Produced by the Open University. (30 minutes)