Denise Bezzina
Università di Genova, DAFIST, Faculty Member
- Medieval History, Medieval Economic and Social History, History, Craft Guilds in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Italian communes, and 39 moreFamily history, Medieval urban history, Gender History, Central Middle Ages (1000 1250), History of the Mediterranean, Medieval trade, History of Genoa, Notarial Practice, Craft Guilds, Genoese History, Economic History, Liguria, Medieval Italy, Labour history, Urban History, Popular Regimes, Medieval Europe, History of the Family, High Middle Ages, Medieval Women, Late Middle Ages, Social History, Medieval Women and Gender, Middle Ages, Work and Labour, Storia medievale, Early Modern History, Legal History, European Legal History, Early Modern Italy, Italian City-States, Italian city commune, Nobility, Elites, Women's History, Genealogy, Kinship (Anthropology), Kinship, and Medieval Studiesedit
- In 2012 I obtained a PhD in History from the University of Turin with a thesis on craftsmen in 12th- and 13th-century... moreIn 2012 I obtained a PhD in History from the University of Turin with a thesis on craftsmen in 12th- and 13th-century Genoa. My research, based primarily on notarial records, has focused on the non-mercantile/non-aristocratic segment of society, with the aim to assess the role of the lower social strata amid the changes in the social, economic and political structures of the city during the central and later Middle Ages. More recently I have shifted my attention towards gender issues, and especially on the nature and management of non dotal goods. I am currently working on a Marie Sklodowska Curie action project entitled GenALMA - "Kinship, Alliance and Urban Space: the Genoese Alberghi in the Late Middle Ages (c. 1250 - c. 1450)" which aims to investigate the origins and development of the "alberghi", family confederacies typical of Genoa, and their impact on society and the urban fabric.edit
By shifting away from the traditional approach to Genoese medieval history, which has been hinged on the definition of the "genuensis mercator", this book aims to offer insights into the life of artisans and redress the balance that has... more
By shifting away from the traditional approach to Genoese medieval history, which has been hinged on the definition of the "genuensis mercator", this book aims to offer insights into the life of artisans and redress the balance that has overly privileged merely one (if crucial) segment of the city’s society. Through extensive research in Genoa’s vast and rich notarial archives, this study traces a multifaceted history of artisans during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The first part of the study begins with a definition of artisan identity through an analysis of the onomastic system, ensued by a discussion on the social and economic dynamics underlying wage labour and apprenticeship. The central part of the book considers the use of the available commercial and financial instruments and the involvement of artisans in long-distance trade. Family structures and social relationships are defined on the basis of a wide sample of dowry acts, wills and litigations. This will be followed by an analysis of the artisans’ role in the land and real estate market. The conclusive discussion will tackle artisan participation in politics and military campaigns.
Questo studio si discosta dall’approccio tradizionale alla storia di Genova nel medioevo, vincolato alla definizione del "genuensis mercator". Intende invece mostrare aspetti della vita degli artigiani, e correggere un orientamento che ha eccessivamente privilegiato uno specifico (e pur cruciale) settore della società cittadina. Attraverso una ricognizione sistematica dei ricchissimi registri notarili, lo studio traccia un profilo sfaccettato degli appartenenti alle categorie di mestiere nei secoli XII-XIII. Nella prima parte della ricerca, si prendono le mosse da una definizione dell’identità degli artigiani attraverso l’analisi del sistema antroponimico, per illustrare poi le dinamiche sociali ed economiche alla base dell’apprendistato e del lavoro salariato. La parte centrale del libro è dedicata agli strumenti commerciali e finanziari a disposizione degli artigiani e al loro coinvolgimento nel commercio a lungo raggio. La struttura della famiglia e le relazioni sociali sono definiti sulla base di un largo campione di doti, testamenti e liti, a cui segue un’analisi del ruolo degli artigiani nelle transazioni fondiarie e immobiliari. La discussione conclusiva verte sulla partecipazione degli artigiani alla vita politica e alle attività militari.
Questo studio si discosta dall’approccio tradizionale alla storia di Genova nel medioevo, vincolato alla definizione del "genuensis mercator". Intende invece mostrare aspetti della vita degli artigiani, e correggere un orientamento che ha eccessivamente privilegiato uno specifico (e pur cruciale) settore della società cittadina. Attraverso una ricognizione sistematica dei ricchissimi registri notarili, lo studio traccia un profilo sfaccettato degli appartenenti alle categorie di mestiere nei secoli XII-XIII. Nella prima parte della ricerca, si prendono le mosse da una definizione dell’identità degli artigiani attraverso l’analisi del sistema antroponimico, per illustrare poi le dinamiche sociali ed economiche alla base dell’apprendistato e del lavoro salariato. La parte centrale del libro è dedicata agli strumenti commerciali e finanziari a disposizione degli artigiani e al loro coinvolgimento nel commercio a lungo raggio. La struttura della famiglia e le relazioni sociali sono definiti sulla base di un largo campione di doti, testamenti e liti, a cui segue un’analisi del ruolo degli artigiani nelle transazioni fondiarie e immobiliari. La discussione conclusiva verte sulla partecipazione degli artigiani alla vita politica e alle attività militari.
Research Interests: Economic History, Gender Studies, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, and 17 moreGender History, Medieval Studies, Urban History, Onomastics, Medieval urban history, Labour history, History of the Family, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, Medieval trade, Middle Ages, Credit, Craft Guilds in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Trade and travel in medieval Europe and the Mediterranean, Craft Guilds, History of Genoa, and Anthroponyms, Onomastic, Anthropology of Personal Names
The aim of this study is to reconsider the residential choices and strategies in property acquisition of the Genoese elites gathered in alberghi during the 15th century on the basis of fi scal sources and in particular of the Possessionum... more
The aim of this study is to reconsider the residential choices and strategies in property acquisition of the Genoese elites gathered in alberghi during the 15th century on the basis of fi scal sources and in particular of the Possessionum register of 1414. A detailed analysis of the sources and the collected data enable to examine such choices in detail and to underscore the consistency of the real estate property, and the strategies of control of the urban space. Finally, the essay considers some aspects of the management of real estate assets, adding complexity to the assumption that within the alberghi properties were managed pro indiviso.
Research Interests: History, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Urban History, and 13 moreUrban Studies, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Medieval Italy, Medieval Aristocracy, Fifteenth century history, Urban Elites, Late Medieval History, Late Medieval economic and social history, late medieval and early modern history of European nobility and courts, History of Genoa, Social and Economic History, History of Urban Planning, and History of Residential Architecture and Urban Planning
The essay provides a brief introduction to the monographic issue entitled "Choix résidentiels et contrôle de la propriété urbaine dans l’Italie du bas Moyen Âge" by summarising the aims and range of issues addressed in the four essays... more
The essay provides a brief introduction to the monographic issue entitled "Choix résidentiels et contrôle de la propriété urbaine dans l’Italie du bas Moyen Âge" by summarising the aims and range of issues addressed in the four essays that it brings together.
Research Interests: Late Middle Ages, Urban History, Medieval urban history, Political Elites, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), and 8 moreMedieval Italy, Medieval Aristocracy, Fifteenth century history, Urban Elites, Middle Ages, Late Medieval economic and social history, Social and Economic History, and History of Urban Planning
Based on a broad sample of notarial deeds, the article considers apprenticeship in the port city of Genoa in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries with the aim of elucidating aspects of training and networking, as well as identifying... more
Based on a broad sample of notarial deeds, the article considers apprenticeship in the port city of Genoa in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries with the aim of elucidating aspects of training and networking, as well as identifying the main actors involved. Three main aspects will be addressed: the first concerns gender and the apparent absence of women from the training circuit. Secondly, the nature of the contract and the conditions it establishes are considered. The final section of the article examines recruitment networks underscoring the importance of social bonds, especially for those apprentices who came from distant places
Research Interests: History, Economic History, Humanities, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, and 15 moreMedieval History, Gender History, Labour history, Social History, Labor History and Studies, Medieval Italy, Late Medieval History, Craft Guilds in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Late Medieval economic and social history, Craft Guilds, Medieval Economic and Social History, History of Genoa, Social and Economic History, Apprenticeship, and Medieval Genoa
Over the span of a little less than thirty years, the “multiple masculinities” which have existed and coexisted in past times have come to occupy a rather prominent place in the research agendas of scholars interested in gender history.... more
Over the span of a little less than thirty years, the “multiple masculinities” which have existed and coexisted in past times have come to occupy a rather prominent place in the research agendas of scholars interested in gender history. Literature has covered a vast array of topics: from the construction of different types of masculinity in the most diverse (regional, political, social, economic, religious) contexts and how it was expressed, to the relationship between masculinity and power and hierarchies, for example, often adopting multidisciplinary approaches. This introductory chapter offers a general overview of the main research trends as well as a more in depth look at the topics which are explored in the articles that compose this monographic issue of «Genesis».
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Research Interests: High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Gender History, Medieval Women, and 8 moreMedieval Europe, History of the Family, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, Medieval Economic and Social History, History of Genoa, Medieval Women and Gender, and Medieval History of Italy
Over the span of a little less than thirty years, the “multiple masculinities” which have existed and coexisted in past times have come to occupy a rather prominent place in the research agendas of scholars interested in gender history.... more
Over the span of a little less than thirty years, the “multiple masculinities” which have existed and coexisted in past times have come to occupy a rather prominent place in the research agendas of scholars interested in gender history. Literature has covered a vast array of topics: from the construction of different types of masculinity in the most diverse (regional, political, social, economic, religious) contexts and how it was expressed, to the relationship between masculinity and power and hierarchies, for example, often adopting multidisciplinary approaches. This introductory chapter offers a general overview of the main research trends as well as a more in depth look at the topics which are explored in the articles that compose this monographic issue of «Genesis».
Research Interests: Gender Studies, Medieval History, Gender History, Masculinity Studies, Masculine Sexuality, and 13 moreJewish History, Gender, Early Modern Europe, Masculinity, Mediterranean, Masculinities, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Genders and Sexualities, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Early Modern Jewish History, Masculinity and Gender Studies, Medieval Mediterranean, and Medieval Masculinities
The article provides an overview of the collection of studies which focus on the management of family assets by women in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Liguria. The articles gathered here have enabled to chart a chronology of the... more
The article provides an overview of the collection of studies which focus on the management of family assets by women in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Liguria. The articles gathered here have enabled to chart a chronology of the developments elucidating the extent to which law matched practice as well as regional differences. Moreover, the topics considered have underscored the many opportunities that existed and the role of women in family alliances and strategies. The volume represents a solid foundation for future studies on gender and family from a long term perspective.
Research Interests: History, European History, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, and 10 moreGender History, Medieval Women, History of the Family, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, Marriage (History), Women's and gender history, Kinship and Family Studies, History of Genoa, and Medieval Women and Gender
During the period considered here limitations existed to the direct management of female property: first and foremost, women were obliged to draw up notarial deeds in presence of two legal guardians (consiliatores). This obligation,... more
During the period considered here limitations existed to the direct management of female property: first and foremost, women were obliged to draw up notarial deeds in presence of two legal guardians (consiliatores). This obligation, however, does not necessarily imply a lack of autonomy, either because this prescription was not always respected, or because very often the presence of legal guardians was a mere formality. It follows that in the absence of pressure by family members, women could choose how to invest any disposable income they had. The essay illustrates the different ways through which women could manage their property: by investing in real estate (often the result of family strategies), in long-distance trade or artisan activities, or even by entering the urban credit market. The many cases examined here show women from the upper echelons, but also those from a very humble social background, highlighting the varied strategies they could adopt in order to increase their (at times even paltry) estates.
Research Interests: History, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Gender History, and 10 moreLegal History, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Medieval Italy, Family history, Marriage (History), Women's and gender history, History of Genoa, Medieval Legal History, Medieval Women and Gender, and Medieval History of Italy
Research Interests: History, High Middle Ages, Medieval History, Gender History, Prosopography, and 11 moreMedieval Women, History of the Family, Social History, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, Medieval Aristocracy, Women's and gender history, Late Medieval economic and social history, Medieval Prosopography, Medieval Economic and Social History, and History of Genoa
Research Interests: High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Gender History, Legal History, and 8 moreMedieval Women, History of the Family, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Late Medieval economic and social history, Dowries, Medieval Economic and Social History, History of Genoa, and Medieval Women and Gender
Available in open access: https://www.storiapatriagenova.it/BD_vs_contenitore.aspx?Id_Scheda_Bibliografica_Padre=6108&Id_Progetto=0 This article analyses two wills drawn up by Manuele Zaccaria, scion of a powerful family of merchants,... more
Available in open access: https://www.storiapatriagenova.it/BD_vs_contenitore.aspx?Id_Scheda_Bibliografica_Padre=6108&Id_Progetto=0
This article analyses two wills drawn up by Manuele Zaccaria, scion of a powerful family of merchants, and brother of Benedetto, in the late thirteenth century. Manuele dictated his first will in April 1271, a few days after promising his daughter in marriage to the son of Oberto Spinola, the newly-elected capitano del popolo. This first document reflects Manuele’s need to protect his wealth in view of this marriage alliance. The second will, drawn up more than twenty years later, is telling of Manuele’s religious inclinations and his concern for saving his soul.
This article analyses two wills drawn up by Manuele Zaccaria, scion of a powerful family of merchants, and brother of Benedetto, in the late thirteenth century. Manuele dictated his first will in April 1271, a few days after promising his daughter in marriage to the son of Oberto Spinola, the newly-elected capitano del popolo. This first document reflects Manuele’s need to protect his wealth in view of this marriage alliance. The second will, drawn up more than twenty years later, is telling of Manuele’s religious inclinations and his concern for saving his soul.
Research Interests: History, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Legal History, and 12 moreSocial History, European Legal History, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Middle Ages, Medieval wills, Medieval Devotional Practice, Personal Piety, History of Genoa, Devotion, Wills and Testaments, Wills and Succession, and Law of Intestate Succession
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Research Interests: History, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Early Modern economic and social history, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), and 9 moreMedieval Italy, Social Mobility, Notarial Practice, Notaries, History of Genoa, Notariat, Social Mobility in the Middle Ages, Medieval Notaries, and Notariado
Available in open access: https://journals.openedition.org/mefrm/4041
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Available in open access: https://journals.openedition.org/mefrm/4043
Research Interests: Gender Studies, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Gender History, Medieval Studies, and 10 moreLegal History, Medieval urban history, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, Marriage (History), Women's and gender history, Late Medieval History, Middle Ages, History of Genoa, and Dowry
This article examines the origins, development and management of the extrados (non-dotal assets, that is, goods over and above the dowry) in Genoa and Liguria from the mid twelfth to the end of thirteenth century, when several... more
This article examines the origins, development and management of the extrados (non-dotal assets, that is, goods over and above the dowry) in Genoa and Liguria from the mid twelfth to the end of thirteenth century, when several restrictions on the capacity of married women to act freely were introduced. The wide sample of mostly unpublished notarial documents collected for this study makes it possible not only to arrive at a proper definition of the extrados, but also to evaluate in what ways married women could acquire and accrue goods beyond their dowries which, at least formally, were supposed to remain separate from their husbands’ property. The many instances in which women and their husbands appear in transactions where non-dotal goods were involved enable us to assess how these goods were used in family strategies and to what extent the introduction of restrictive legal prescriptions matched actual practice.
Research Interests: Women's Studies, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Women's History, and 11 moreGender History, Legal History, Medieval Women, European Legal History, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, Gender and Women's Studies, History of Genoa, Medieval Women and Gender, Dowry, and Medieval History of Italy
Research Interests: Economic History, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Gender History, and 11 moreMedieval Europe, Social History, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, Medieval Aristocracy, Women and Gender Studies, Craft Guilds in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Medieval Economic and Social History, History of Genoa, Late Medieval Italy, Social History, and The Family In Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy
Research Interests: Demography, Gender Studies, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, and 11 moreWomen's History, Gender History, Historiography, History of the Family, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, Marriage (History), Craft Guilds in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Craft Guilds, History of Genoa, and Medieval History of Italy
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GenALMA aims to offer novel perspectives and invaluable new data on kinship and the development of urban space by examining late medieval Genoa, one of the most socially vibrant cities during the foundational phase of contemporary Europe.... more
GenALMA aims to offer novel perspectives and invaluable new data on kinship and the development of urban space by examining late medieval Genoa, one of the most socially vibrant cities during the foundational phase of contemporary Europe. It will investigate: 1) why and how aristocratic families chose to unite in a peculiar form of association which had long-lasting repercussions across the city’s social spectrum, eventually involving families and individuals of lesser social standing; 2) the impact of the construction of such solidarities and alliances, and the patrimonial strategies these entailed, on the reconfiguration of the city’s residential and architectural landscape. By tackling these two main questions, GenALMA will address issues related to the development of kinship structures and gender roles, the evolution of patrimonial rights, the networks of socialisation, and the changes in the urban fabric.
Research Interests: High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Gender History, Medieval Women, and 8 moreMedieval Kinship, History of the Family, Anthropology of Kinship, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, Kinship and Family Studies, History of Genoa, and Medieval Women and Gender
Research Interests: High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Early Modern History, Gender History, and 7 moreUrban History, Medieval urban history, Medieval Iberian History, History of the Family, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, and The Family In Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy
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La famiglia tra mutamenti demografici e sociali Bologna 24-26 ottobre 2018 A seguito del cambiamento nell’approccio all’analisi della famiglia nel contesto storico-demografico – dall’analisi statica delle classificazioni strutturali... more
La famiglia tra mutamenti demografici e sociali
Bologna 24-26 ottobre 2018
A seguito del cambiamento nell’approccio all’analisi della famiglia nel contesto storico-demografico – dall’analisi statica delle classificazioni strutturali allo studio dinamico e longitudinale dei gruppi familiari – il convegno si propone di fare il punto sui nuovi indirizzi, sulle nuove tematiche e sulle prospettive relative al ruolo della famiglia all’interno dei processi e dei meccanismi demografici. Per la natura stessa dell’argomento del convegno, sono benvenute proposte che affrontino il tema in chiave multidisciplinare per valorizzare approcci di ricerca e framework interpretativi diversi. La S.I.De.S. sollecita anche interventi di carattere comparativo, sia nel contesto italiano che europeo. Per quanto riguarda l’arco temporale, saranno privilegiati contributi storici, ma non si escludono a priori ricerche e analisi che affrontino la tematica in ottica diacronica, collegando passato e presente.
Bologna 24-26 ottobre 2018
A seguito del cambiamento nell’approccio all’analisi della famiglia nel contesto storico-demografico – dall’analisi statica delle classificazioni strutturali allo studio dinamico e longitudinale dei gruppi familiari – il convegno si propone di fare il punto sui nuovi indirizzi, sulle nuove tematiche e sulle prospettive relative al ruolo della famiglia all’interno dei processi e dei meccanismi demografici. Per la natura stessa dell’argomento del convegno, sono benvenute proposte che affrontino il tema in chiave multidisciplinare per valorizzare approcci di ricerca e framework interpretativi diversi. La S.I.De.S. sollecita anche interventi di carattere comparativo, sia nel contesto italiano che europeo. Per quanto riguarda l’arco temporale, saranno privilegiati contributi storici, ma non si escludono a priori ricerche e analisi che affrontino la tematica in ottica diacronica, collegando passato e presente.
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Research Interests: History, Economic History, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, and 9 moreLabour history, Social History, Labor History and Studies, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Medieval Italy, Craft Guilds in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Medieval Economic and Social History, Apprenticeship, and Medieval Genoa
Research Interests: Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Onomastics, History of the Family, Social History, and 8 moreThe Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Medieval Italy, Family history, Late Medieval economic and social history, Medieval Economic and Social History, History of Genoa, Medieval Genoa, and Late Medievale/renaissance Italy
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Based on a broad sample of notarial documents (especially wills, but also commercial contracts, sales, arbitrations, procurations etc), and on legal sources (the Genoese statutes of the late twelfth century; 1375), the paper will address... more
Based on a broad sample of notarial documents (especially wills, but also commercial contracts, sales, arbitrations, procurations etc), and on legal sources (the Genoese statutes of the late twelfth century; 1375), the paper will address the extrados against the backdrop of the changes in the legal status of women. The aim is to identify the main factors that impinged upon the construction and management of married women’s property in Genoa during the Late Middle Ages.
To do so, I will try to determine the nature of this “institution” (the extrados) which remained substantially unregulated by municipal legislation. Secondly, I will focus on the role of the husbands and extended kin in managing nondotal assets in order to define both the degree of autonomy and the means through which married women managed to increment their personal funds.This will enable to verify if the gradual coalescence of families from different social strata into alberghi (family-based territorial confederacies characterized by a strictly patrilinear structure), actually curtailed the degree of agency exercised by women, who until the late thirteenth century still retained considerable freedom not only in managing and transmitting their nondotal funds but also in capitalizing on their personal property.
To do so, I will try to determine the nature of this “institution” (the extrados) which remained substantially unregulated by municipal legislation. Secondly, I will focus on the role of the husbands and extended kin in managing nondotal assets in order to define both the degree of autonomy and the means through which married women managed to increment their personal funds.This will enable to verify if the gradual coalescence of families from different social strata into alberghi (family-based territorial confederacies characterized by a strictly patrilinear structure), actually curtailed the degree of agency exercised by women, who until the late thirteenth century still retained considerable freedom not only in managing and transmitting their nondotal funds but also in capitalizing on their personal property.
Research Interests: History, Economic History, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, and 14 moreWomen's History, Gender History, History of the Family, Social History, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Medieval Italy, Family history, Women and Gender Studies, Women's and gender history, Late Medieval History, Late Medieval economic and social history, Medieval Economic and Social History, History of Genoa, and Dowry
Research Interests: History, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Early Modern History, and 23 moreGender History, Legal History, Women and the Law, Jewish History, Wills and Estates, History of the Family, Social History, European Legal History, Early Modern Italy, Early Modern economic and social history, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Medieval Italy, Family history, Women and Gender Studies, Medieval wills, Late Medieval economic and social history, Economic and Social History, Late Medieval Spain, Medieval Economic and Social History, History of Genoa, Medieval Law, Medieval Statutory Law, and Dowry
Research Interests: High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Gender History, Historiography, and 11 moreLegal History, Women and the Law, History of the Family, Social History, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, Women and Gender Studies, Late Medieval History, Marriage and Family, Medieval Economic and Social History, and History of Genoa
In pre-industrial Europe specialised and non-specialised labourers, as well as apprentices, were often engaged through a notary deed. Such a document set the terms of the relationship between employer and employee, master and apprentice,... more
In pre-industrial Europe specialised and non-specialised labourers, as well as apprentices, were often engaged through a notary deed. Such a document set the terms of the relationship between employer and employee, master and apprentice, listing the conditions under which the employee had to carry out his work, his remuneration and the mutual obligations of the two parties. Despite the rigidity of notarial argot, the vocabulary of labour contracts, with its peculiarities and regional differences, holds the potential of tracing cultural differences and similarities as well as developments in the concept of labour and in the relationship between employer and employee, also through the lexicon used to describe the payment (feodum, stipendium, merces, loquerium, salarium, pretium). Recently, a series of studies (published in Rémunérer le travail au Moyen Ȃge), have defined the regional and chronological shifts and variations in such a lexicon, thus setting the groundwork for further research in the subject, even though the paucity of sources for the earlier medieval centuries entails that the bulk of the data considered covers the later medieval centuries.
With its 130 registers covering the period from the mid-12th to the 13th century, the Genoese notarial archive is the only available documentary series, which can yield extensive data on salaried labourers in the urban artisanal milieu for the earlier period. Keeping recent literature in the foreground, the discussion will focus on the 13th century – which in the case of Genoa is evenly covered by documentation – aware that in considering the precise moment when these contracts were increasingly being used and even reformulated, we can assess if developments in the vocuabulary of labour be detected and verify if the Genoese case fits within the model proposed by previous literature.
The paper will focus mainly on two main types of contracts:
1) the contract for remunerated apprentices: an intermediate form of agreement, midway between apprenticeship and labour contract, through which a youth who had not yet concluded his training period was engaged by a master craftsman, under the obligation for the latter to teach the craft to his apprentice/employee, additionally providing the youth with a salary.
2) the labour contract proper, which could be used to employ either a) specialised or b) non specialised workers (or servants).
The terms set by the above contracts will be described and the lexicon used in order to denote payment and the act of payment will be considered, with the aim: first to assess if any of the changes can be identified in the recurring use of certain terms and evaluate if this can be correlated to an evolving concept of labour, evident in other elements of the contract. Second, to evaluate the extent to which we can define the relationship between employer and employee through this lexicon. Third, to gauge if any differences can be detected in the status of workers employed according to one or the other contract.
With its 130 registers covering the period from the mid-12th to the 13th century, the Genoese notarial archive is the only available documentary series, which can yield extensive data on salaried labourers in the urban artisanal milieu for the earlier period. Keeping recent literature in the foreground, the discussion will focus on the 13th century – which in the case of Genoa is evenly covered by documentation – aware that in considering the precise moment when these contracts were increasingly being used and even reformulated, we can assess if developments in the vocuabulary of labour be detected and verify if the Genoese case fits within the model proposed by previous literature.
The paper will focus mainly on two main types of contracts:
1) the contract for remunerated apprentices: an intermediate form of agreement, midway between apprenticeship and labour contract, through which a youth who had not yet concluded his training period was engaged by a master craftsman, under the obligation for the latter to teach the craft to his apprentice/employee, additionally providing the youth with a salary.
2) the labour contract proper, which could be used to employ either a) specialised or b) non specialised workers (or servants).
The terms set by the above contracts will be described and the lexicon used in order to denote payment and the act of payment will be considered, with the aim: first to assess if any of the changes can be identified in the recurring use of certain terms and evaluate if this can be correlated to an evolving concept of labour, evident in other elements of the contract. Second, to evaluate the extent to which we can define the relationship between employer and employee through this lexicon. Third, to gauge if any differences can be detected in the status of workers employed according to one or the other contract.
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Dottorato in Studio e valorizzazione del patrimonio storico, artistico-architettonico e ambientale Giornate dottorali su fonti medievali, trattamento dei dati, prospettive di ricerca 27 maggio 2019
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Research Interests: Medieval History, Women's History, Early Modern History, Gender History, Medieval Studies, and 15 moreLegal History, Jewish History, Medieval Women, Early Modern Europe, Medieval Europe, History of the Family, Social History, Early Modern Women, Early Modern economic and social history, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Family history, Women and Gender Studies, Medieval Economic and Social History, Women in the Renaissance and Early Modern Europe, and Medieval Women and Gender
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«Genesis. Rivista della Società italiana delle Storiche», XX/1, 2021 Call for papers Mascolinità mediterranee (secoli XII-XVII) a cura di Denise Bezzina e Michaël Gasperonia La rivista «Genesis» invita a presentare contributi per un... more
«Genesis. Rivista della Società italiana delle Storiche», XX/1, 2021
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Mascolinità mediterranee (secoli XII-XVII) a cura di Denise Bezzina e Michaël Gasperonia
La rivista «Genesis» invita a presentare contributi per un numero monografico dedicato alle mascolinità mediterranee tra tardo medioevo ed età moderna.
Le proposte di articoli inediti, in italiano, francese, inglese o spagnolo dovranno pervenire alla curatrice e al curatore del numero: Denise Bezzina (denisebezzina@hotmail.com) e Michaël Gasperoni (michael.gasperoni27@gmail.com), non oltre il 31.05.2020.
Le proposte dovranno comprendere:
• Un abstract di circa 3.000 battute (400 parole) che deve includere, oltre alla sintesi della
proposta, anche un’indicazione delle fonti utilizzate e alcuni riferimenti bibliografici.
• Una breve nota bio-bibliografica dell’autrice/autore.
Gli articoli selezionati, per la pubblicazione, di cui sarà data comunicazione entro il 30.06.2020, non dovranno superare le 50.000 battute (8.000 parole), spazi e note a piè di pagina inclusi, e devono pervenire entro il 31.10.2020. Un numero limitato di articoli potranno essere scritti e pubblicati in lingua originale (francese, inglese o spagnolo). I contributi saranno sottoposti alla lettura redazionale e a un doppio referaggio, anonimo nei due sensi. La pubblicazione del numero della rivista XX/1 è prevista per giugno 2021.
Call for papers
Mascolinità mediterranee (secoli XII-XVII) a cura di Denise Bezzina e Michaël Gasperonia
La rivista «Genesis» invita a presentare contributi per un numero monografico dedicato alle mascolinità mediterranee tra tardo medioevo ed età moderna.
Le proposte di articoli inediti, in italiano, francese, inglese o spagnolo dovranno pervenire alla curatrice e al curatore del numero: Denise Bezzina (denisebezzina@hotmail.com) e Michaël Gasperoni (michael.gasperoni27@gmail.com), non oltre il 31.05.2020.
Le proposte dovranno comprendere:
• Un abstract di circa 3.000 battute (400 parole) che deve includere, oltre alla sintesi della
proposta, anche un’indicazione delle fonti utilizzate e alcuni riferimenti bibliografici.
• Una breve nota bio-bibliografica dell’autrice/autore.
Gli articoli selezionati, per la pubblicazione, di cui sarà data comunicazione entro il 30.06.2020, non dovranno superare le 50.000 battute (8.000 parole), spazi e note a piè di pagina inclusi, e devono pervenire entro il 31.10.2020. Un numero limitato di articoli potranno essere scritti e pubblicati in lingua originale (francese, inglese o spagnolo). I contributi saranno sottoposti alla lettura redazionale e a un doppio referaggio, anonimo nei due sensi. La pubblicazione del numero della rivista XX/1 è prevista per giugno 2021.
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The journal Genesis is welcoming proposals for a monographic issue dedicated to Mediterranean masculinities between the late Middle Ages and Early Modern times.
Research Interests: Gender Studies, Medieval History, Early Modern History, Gender History, Medieval Studies, and 13 moreMasculinity Studies, Legal History, Mediterranean Studies, Masculinity, Minority Studies, Masculinities, Social History, History of the Mediterranean, Studies On Men And Masculinity, Constructions of masculinity, Masculinity and Gender Studies, Masculinidad, and Masculinidades
Research Interests: European History, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Medieval History, Gender History, and 13 moreMedieval Studies, Medieval Women, Medieval England, Medieval France, History of the Family, The Italian communes and signories (1300-1450), Medieval Italy, Family history, Medieval Germany, Medieval Spain, Galicia and Portugal Medieval History, Medieval Southern Italy and Sicily, and Medieval Women and Gender
Il centro studi interateneo Notariorum Itinera promuove a Genova nei giorni dal 21 al 24 aprile 2020 un convegno internazionale interdisciplinare dedicato ai notai e alla giustizia in età bassomedievale rivolgendosi-principalmente ma non... more
Il centro studi interateneo Notariorum Itinera promuove a Genova nei giorni dal 21 al 24 aprile 2020 un convegno internazionale interdisciplinare dedicato ai notai e alla giustizia in età bassomedievale rivolgendosi-principalmente ma non esclusivamente-a medievisti, storici del documento, storici del diritto, archivisti, storici del linguaggio, storici dell'arte in modo da poter mettere fruttuosamente in colloquio i rispettivi approcci. * * * Il convegno è organizzato in 4 sessioni tematiche: (1) Notai e istituzioni di giustizia I temi e gli aspetti che possono essere trattati includono: procedimenti documentari (tipologie, gestione e conservazione); modalità di accesso alle istituzioni; il ruolo dei notai attraverso comparazioni (istituzioni laiche e istituzioni ecclesiastiche, etc.); evoluzione del concetto di publicum officium; arbitrati e attività dei notai in funzione antiprocessuale. (2) Interazioni sociali e professionali notai-giudici I temi e gli aspetti che possono essere trattati includono: situazioni di sistematica interazione tra giudici e notai in ambiti prevalentemente privati;dinamiche e reti di socializzazione che nascono dall'interazione giudici-notai; ritmi di lavoro, tipologie contrattuali e mobilità sul territorio; interazione giudici-notai e processi di mobilità sociale. (3) I linguaggi della giustizia I temi e gli aspetti che possono essere trattati includono: quello tecnico-giuridico-formulare di notai e giudici; quello espressivo dei sottoposti a giudizio e dei testes; quello dei suoni, dei gesti e delle emozioni che accompagnavano i momenti della giustizia; quello figurativo legato alle rappresentazioni della giustizia. (4) I luoghi della giustizia e la presenza/attività dei notai I temi e gli aspetti che possono essere trattati includono: le circoscrizioni giurisdizionali; territorialità dell'azione dei notai con riferimento a luoghi pubblici di esercizio della giustizia; localizzazione nel tessuto urbano e in area extraurbana delle sedi di giustizia. * * *
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Il seminario di studi previsto per il 27 maggio è rinviato al 15 giugno, sempre alle ore 16:00. In quella occasione io e Denise Bezzina proporremo un confronto tra i processi di distinzione sociale che generano dall'interno degli spazi... more
Il seminario di studi previsto per il 27 maggio è rinviato al 15 giugno, sempre alle ore 16:00. In quella occasione io e Denise Bezzina proporremo un confronto tra i processi di distinzione sociale che generano dall'interno degli spazi urbani il sistema degli Alberghi a Genova e quello dei Seggi a Napoli, durante il basso medioevo. Introduce il seminario Paola Guglielmotti (Università degli Studi di Genova) e discute Ennio Igor Mineo (Università degli Studi di Palermo). Presiede Roberto Delle Donne (Università di Napoli Federico II).
Il seminario si svolgerà su Piattaforma Teams ed è aperto al pubblico, non è necessaria la prenotazione. Il link di accesso è nella locandina.
Il seminario si svolgerà su Piattaforma Teams ed è aperto al pubblico, non è necessaria la prenotazione. Il link di accesso è nella locandina.
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Appel à communications Journée d'études internationale Reproduction familiale, genre et transmission du patrimoine à travers les générations (XIIe-XVIIe siécle) 18 novembre 2021 L’objectif de cette journée d’étude est de mettre en... more
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Journée d'études internationale Reproduction familiale, genre et transmission du patrimoine à travers les générations (XIIe-XVIIe siécle) 18 novembre 2021
L’objectif de cette journée d’étude est de mettre en évidence les multiples façons dont le droit,
la réglementation et l’évolution des structures familiales s’influencent mutuellement
Journée d'études internationale Reproduction familiale, genre et transmission du patrimoine à travers les générations (XIIe-XVIIe siécle) 18 novembre 2021
L’objectif de cette journée d’étude est de mettre en évidence les multiples façons dont le droit,
la réglementation et l’évolution des structures familiales s’influencent mutuellement