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Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence (1st Edition) by Gene Adam Brucker Paperback, 154 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-520-24495-8 / 0520244958 ISBN-13: 978-0-520-24495-5 / 9780520244955 This compelling account of a wronged woman in Renaissance Florence, first published in 1986, is a fascinating view of Florentine society and its attitudes on love, marriage, class, and gender. Lusanna was a beautiful woman from a middle-class background who, in 1455, brought suit against Giovanni, h |