Condizioni abitative a Napoli nel Settecento nei decreti della Gran Corte della Vicaria

The decrees of the Neapolitan Gran Corte della Vicaria and the cases it discussed give some insight into the housing of the Neapolitan population during the 18th century. The paper investigates the typology of housing, the social position of owners and lodgers, access to water infrastructures, and the practice of subleasing. The peculiar relationship between the scarcity of available space and increasing demographic pressure is shown to be a critical element destined to worsen housing conditions.