Donatella Calabi: 2 books

Book cover of The Market and the City

The Market and the City

Square, Street and Architecture in Early Modern Europe

by Donatella Calabi
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017

The early modern period is often characterised as a time that witnessed the rise of a new and powerful merchant class across Europe. From Italy and Spain in the south, to the Low Countries and England in the north, men of business and trade came to play an increasingly pivotal role in the culture,...
Book cover of Venezia e il Ghetto

Venezia e il Ghetto

Cinquecento anni del «recinto degli ebrei»

by Donatella Calabi
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 17, 2016

Cinquecento anni fa, il 29 marzo 1516, il Senato della Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia deliberò che gli ebrei di diverse contrade cittadine si trasferissero «uniti» (cioè tutti) nella corte di case site in Ghetto, presso San Girolamo. Nasceva così il primo «recinto degli ebrei». Si trattava...
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