Genoese Families and Alberghi in Fourteenth Century: For an Overview of Signs of Distinction and Belonging
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https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-2214/9525Keywords:
Middle Ages, 14th Century, Genoa, Urban districts, Nobility, Genoese alberghi, Families, Signs of distinction and belonging, Tomb inscriptions, Liturgical furnishings, Archbishop’s courtAbstract
The article aims to address distinction/unconditional membership with regard to the Genoese alberghi, be they a single-family entity or an association gathering several households, and advance some initial hypotheses. The contribution considers the 14th century, which is still little-studied as far as the city’s history is concerned, while the sources analysed are mostly produced and preserved by religious institutions. Sepulchral epigraphs, family markers on buildings, chasubles and altar furnishings, and finally a lawsuit for the use of one of the pews in the cathedral which was reserved for the women of an aristocratic family, help to paint a dynamic picture in which there is room for both personal choices and unconditional identifications.
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