Renaissance impostors and proofs of identity / Miriam Eliav-Feldon.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eliav-Feldon, Miriam, 1946-
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Subjects:
Impostors and imposture > Europe > History > 15th century.
Impostors and imposture > Europe > History > 16th century.
Renaissance.
Physical Description:viii, 291 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introducing an age of impostors
  • Religious dissimulation
  • False ambassadors, fabulous lands
  • Underworlds
  • Gypsies, or Such as do counterfeit
  • The body as evidence
  • Judging by appearances
  • Paperwork : identification documents
  • Conclusion : reserving judgement.