Veronica Franco (poet and courtesan; 1553-1591)
Veronica Franco (1553–1591) was a Venetian poet and courtesan.
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A catalogue of Venetian prostitutes
The “Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia” is a list of some 212 prostitutes, where they lived, and their prices.
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Catalogue of all the principal and most honoured Courtesans of Venice
THIS IS THE CATALOGUE of all the principal and most honoured Courtesans of Venice …
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Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia
QUESTO SI È IL CATALOGO di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia
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Prostitution in Venice
In ancient Venice prostitution was considered a necessary evil, where more harm would come from a ban than from a de facto acceptance