The essay deals with the issue of censorship and censorial practices in the Republic of Venice between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Through the analysis of the documents of the Venetian Holy Office, the limits of the possibilities of control over the circulation of prohibited books are defined and, at the same time, the main areas of production of the book and the contexts of reading are identified.

Ripped Shoes and Books of Magic. Practice and Limits of Inquisitorial Control on the Circulation of Forbidden Books in Venice between the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Barbierato, Federico
2018-01-01

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The essay deals with the issue of censorship and censorial practices in the Republic of Venice between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Through the analysis of the documents of the Venetian Holy Office, the limits of the possibilities of control over the circulation of prohibited books are defined and, at the same time, the main areas of production of the book and the contexts of reading are identified.
2018
9789004361089
Censorship
Inquisition
Republic of Venice
Forbidden books
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