Rich and Poor in Renaissance Venice

Dazzling brilliance: Veronese: magnificence in renaissance venice.

Veronese (1528–1588) came to maturity as Elizabeth I ascended the English throne, and yet the contrast between his accomplishments and the antiquated stateapproved images of that marvellous woman could hardly be greater. The central thesis of the recent series of TV programmes about the English Renaissance is, I regret to say because I admire James Fox, blown out of the water by this show. For ...

Plague and the poor in Renaissance Florence

dealing in the busy and practical world with such a wide range of opinions; and second, the closing of the gulf of misunderstanding between the reforming organizations and orthodox medicine. Neither of these is insuperable; but the third, the increasing spectre of malpractice, may be. At all events, it is clear that histories of childbirth such as this one are not only motivated by, but essenti...

rich diseases in poor countries

Equity in health: Comparison of children health indices in poor and rich zones

Background: Although many efforts made for the advancement of medical science, it is distributed inequitably despite of all existing financial and human resources facilities. Children as the most important and vulnerable groups of society are influenced by these inequities. The Objective of this study is comparison of children health indices in rich and poor rural zones in Mashhad/Iran. Methods...

The boundaries of Eros: sex crime and sexuality in Renaissance Venice

GUIDO RUGGIERO, The boundaries ofEros: sex crime and sexuality in Renaissance Venice, Oxford University Press, 1985, 8vo, pp. vii, 223, £25-00. The sexual mores ofVenice have fascinated the English-speaking world since at least the early seventeenth century, when Thomas Coryat discovered the city's courtesans to be "so loose that they are said to open their quivers to every arrow". A high point...