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2 - The Tower of Justice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2019

Colin Rose
Colin Rose
Affiliation:
Brock University, Ontario
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This chapter provides the background on the institutional and legal setting of the book by reviewing the operation of the Tribunale del Torrone, the court that produced the majority of the book's documentary evidence.

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A Renaissance of Violence
Homicide in Early Modern Italy
 , pp. 42 - 78
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • The Tower of Justice
  • Colin Rose, Brock University, Ontario
  • Book: A Renaissance of Violence
  • Online publication: 07 October 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108627948.002
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  • The Tower of Justice
  • Colin Rose, Brock University, Ontario
  • Book: A Renaissance of Violence
  • Online publication: 07 October 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108627948.002
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  • The Tower of Justice
  • Colin Rose, Brock University, Ontario
  • Book: A Renaissance of Violence
  • Online publication: 07 October 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108627948.002
Available formats
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