Christine de Pizan’s Advice to Prostitutes
In late medieval Paris, prostitutes were everywhere, it seems. Looking at the map published in Bronislaw Geremek’s study of the margins of medieval society we get the impression that prostitutes were in fact not marginal at all, at least as far as their locations are concerned.
Aquinas on the Practice of Prostitution
The main question that arises concerns his position on the social toleration of prostitution, given his strong view on the morality of it.
Bawds, Pimps and Procurers: Images of the prostitute in medieval England
Bawds, Pimps and Procurers: Images of the prostitute in medieval England By Tom Clegg Medieval History Magazine, Issue 5 (2004) Introduction: The history…