The Resource The medieval prison : a social history, G. Geltner
The medieval prison : a social history, G. Geltner
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- Summary
- "The modern prison is commonly thought to be the fruit of an Enlightenment penology that stressed man's ability to reform his soul. The Medieval Prison challenges this view by tracing the institution's emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth century, and in doing so provides a unique view of medieval prison life." "G. Geltner carefully reconstructs life inside the walls of prisons in medieval Venice, Florence, Bologna, and elsewhere in Europe. He argues that many enduring features of the modern prison - including administration, finance, and the classification of inmates - were already developed by the end of the fourteenth century, and that incarceration as a formal punishment was far more widespread in this period than is often realized. Geltner likewise shows that inmates in medieval prisons, unlike their modern counterparts, enjoyed frequent contact with society at large. The prison typically stood in the heart of the medieval city, and inmates were not locked away but, rather, subjected to a more coercive version of ordinary life. Geltner explores every facet of this remarkable prison experience - from the terror of an inmate's arrest to the moment of his release, escape, or death - and the ways it was viewed by contemporary observers." "The Medieval Prison rewrites penal history and reveals that medieval society did not have a "persecuting mentality" but in fact was more nuanced in defining and dealing with its marginal elements than is commonly recognized."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Italian prisons : three profiles
- Venice
- Florence
- Bologna
- Conclusions
- Aspects of imprisonment
- Urban development
- Administration and bureaucracy
- Finance and economy
- Punitive imprisonment : jurisprudence, legislation, and practice
- Conclusions
- Prison life
- The terror of arrest
- First nights
- Familiar order : the wards
- Daily life : order and dissidence
- The world outside
- The journey's end : death, escape, release
- Conclusions
- The prison as place and metaphor
- Early imaginaries : martyrdom, monasticism, and purgation
- Excursus : jail-breaking saints
- From purgation to purgatory : God's great prison
- This world and the next : the urban prison
- Conclusions
- Conclusion : "marginalizing" institutions, instituting marginality
- Appendix 1: Prison inventory from Bologna, 1305
- Appendix 2: Poems from the prison
- Appendix 3: Le stinche, a reconstruction
- Abbreviations and archives
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Isbn
- 9780691187686
- Label
- The medieval prison : a social history
- Title
- The medieval prison
- Title remainder
- a social history
- Statement of responsibility
- G. Geltner
- Subject
-
- Gefängnis
- Prisons -- Italy -- History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology
- Italien
- Prisons
- History
- Electronic books
- Imprisonment
- Imprisonment -- Italy -- History
- Italy
- Gefängnis
- Social history -- Medieval
- 500-1500
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Italy -- History
- Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The modern prison is commonly thought to be the fruit of an Enlightenment penology that stressed man's ability to reform his soul. The Medieval Prison challenges this view by tracing the institution's emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth century, and in doing so provides a unique view of medieval prison life." "G. Geltner carefully reconstructs life inside the walls of prisons in medieval Venice, Florence, Bologna, and elsewhere in Europe. He argues that many enduring features of the modern prison - including administration, finance, and the classification of inmates - were already developed by the end of the fourteenth century, and that incarceration as a formal punishment was far more widespread in this period than is often realized. Geltner likewise shows that inmates in medieval prisons, unlike their modern counterparts, enjoyed frequent contact with society at large. The prison typically stood in the heart of the medieval city, and inmates were not locked away but, rather, subjected to a more coercive version of ordinary life. Geltner explores every facet of this remarkable prison experience - from the terror of an inmate's arrest to the moment of his release, escape, or death - and the ways it was viewed by contemporary observers." "The Medieval Prison rewrites penal history and reveals that medieval society did not have a "persecuting mentality" but in fact was more nuanced in defining and dealing with its marginal elements than is commonly recognized."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Geltner, G.
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Prisons
- Social history
- Imprisonment
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Imprisonment
- Prisons
- Social history
- Italy
- Gefängnis
- Italien
- Gefängnis
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology
- Label
- The medieval prison : a social history, G. Geltner
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-194) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Italian prisons : three profiles -- Venice -- Florence -- Bologna -- Conclusions -- Aspects of imprisonment -- Urban development -- Administration and bureaucracy -- Finance and economy -- Punitive imprisonment : jurisprudence, legislation, and practice -- Conclusions -- Prison life -- The terror of arrest -- First nights -- Familiar order : the wards -- Daily life : order and dissidence -- The world outside -- The journey's end : death, escape, release -- Conclusions -- The prison as place and metaphor -- Early imaginaries : martyrdom, monasticism, and purgation -- Excursus : jail-breaking saints -- From purgation to purgatory : God's great prison -- This world and the next : the urban prison -- Conclusions -- Conclusion : "marginalizing" institutions, instituting marginality -- Appendix 1: Prison inventory from Bologna, 1305 -- Appendix 2: Poems from the prison -- Appendix 3: Le stinche, a reconstruction -- Abbreviations and archives -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
- Control code
- on1044749570
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691187686
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv398qsh
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1044749570
- Label
- The medieval prison : a social history, G. Geltner
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-194) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Italian prisons : three profiles -- Venice -- Florence -- Bologna -- Conclusions -- Aspects of imprisonment -- Urban development -- Administration and bureaucracy -- Finance and economy -- Punitive imprisonment : jurisprudence, legislation, and practice -- Conclusions -- Prison life -- The terror of arrest -- First nights -- Familiar order : the wards -- Daily life : order and dissidence -- The world outside -- The journey's end : death, escape, release -- Conclusions -- The prison as place and metaphor -- Early imaginaries : martyrdom, monasticism, and purgation -- Excursus : jail-breaking saints -- From purgation to purgatory : God's great prison -- This world and the next : the urban prison -- Conclusions -- Conclusion : "marginalizing" institutions, instituting marginality -- Appendix 1: Prison inventory from Bologna, 1305 -- Appendix 2: Poems from the prison -- Appendix 3: Le stinche, a reconstruction -- Abbreviations and archives -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
- Control code
- on1044749570
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691187686
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv398qsh
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1044749570
Subject
- 500-1500
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Italy -- History
- Electronic books
- Gefängnis
- Gefängnis
- History
- Imprisonment
- Imprisonment -- Italy -- History
- Italien
- Italy
- Prisons
- Prisons -- Italy -- History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology
- Social history -- Medieval
- Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500
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