L'artificiale recinto: struttura sociale, economica e abitativa del Ghetto veneziano nel Cinquecento

The enclosure of the Venetian ghetto was originally established in 1516, imposed on the Jewish minority by the Serenissima. In a short span of time that social and physical area became progressively more intricated, due to the forced coexistence of different (often rival) Jewish groups. This paper explores, through a microhistory perspective, and the use of notarial sources, the creation of tha common space for the minority, both as an identitarian and a living space, during the 16th century.