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• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations and comments
• Murano in the sixteenth century
• Introduction
• 1 The island of Murano
• Glass and gardens
• Glassworkers and fishermen
• Insularity and community
• From Murano to Venice: the traghetto
• 2 Murano’s political community and Venice
• The political space of the Lagoon
• A community of risk
• A shared fragile space
• The law of the podestà
• Citizens and Muranesi officials
• The participation of the people
• 3 A tottering ritual
• Ritual politics
• The theatre of society
• Chase off this dog that has ruined Muran!
• 4 The revolt in its time
• Italy at war
• Noise of conflict
• The great cold
• “Semel in anno licet insanire.” “Once a year it is permissible to get crazy.”
• Vitale Vitturi
• 5 The sense of justice
• Justice
• Law
• Coercion
• Tribunal
• 6 The accused
• Before the judges
• Antonio Malcanton, public crier
• Scandal
• 7 Political actions, political intentions
• The appropriation of ritual
• The performance of the revolt
• Making politics
• Political acknowledgement and juridical status
• To vote and elect
• 8 The trial: A test of truth and persons
• Reconstructing the truths
• Denunciations
• “Io sum per neve.” “I am there for the snow.” On justification
• Return to Murano
• After the revolt
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index