A State of Deference : Ragusa / Dubrovnik in the Medieval Centuries

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas. Contents 5 Preface 7 1. Introduction: An Ancient Town 9 2. The Old Republic 23 3. The Noble Circle 67 4. Women in Ragusa 108 5. Ragusan Households 123 6. Community 148 7. Fortunes 179 8. Fame 211 Appendix 1: Timeline 237 Appendix 2: The Later Centuries of the Republic of Ragusa 241 Appendix 3: Text of 1377 Law Establishing a Trentino 247 Bibliography 249 Index 267