La casa dell'Ebreo
saggi sugli Ebrei a Pisa e in Toscana nel Medioevo e nel Rinascimento
Description:... A collection of articles, all of them published previously. Pp. 107-124, "Prestito ebraico e studenti ebrei all'Università di Pisa", deal with restrictions on the practice of usury and with the attendance of Jewish students at universities in Pisa, Florence, and Siena (most of the loans were made to university students). With the 1593 Livorno privileges, these prohibitions were lifted, but the University of Pisa remained largely closed to Jewish students. Pp. 152-175, "Lucca e gli Ebrei", examine the ambiguous attitude of the tiny Italian Republic of Lucca towards its Jews during the 15th-16th centuries. While officially imposing severe restrictions on the Jews, Lucca's policy-makers generally tolerated the Jewish presence in practice, either for economic motives or in order to enjoy Jewish medical care. Their hostility was based on political fears and prejudice rather than anti-Jewish religious feeling.
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