Renaissance Impostors and Proofs of Identity
Download or Read eBook Renaissance Impostors and Proofs of Identity PDF written by M. Eliav-Feldon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : M. Eliav-Feldon |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2012-10-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137291370 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137291370 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Renaissance Impostors and Proofs of Identity by : M. Eliav-Feldon
Book excerpt: Early Modern Europe was teeming with impostors. Identity theft was only one form of misrepresentation: royal pretenders, envoys from imaginary lands, religious dissimulators, cross-dressers, false Gypsies - all these caused deep anxiety, leading authorities to invent increasingly sophisticated means for unmasking deception.
