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Mafalda Toniazzi
In Lucca the Mount of Piety and the lending bank of Davide di Dattilo da Tivoli had coexisted from 1489, but in 1493 Fra’ (Friar) Timoteo began preaching violently against usury and for the expulsion of the Jews: this situation brought about a pretextual court case against Davide di Dattilo. In this essay the Autor aims to focus on the court documents, that show what the opinion of the people was in regard to the coexistence with the Jews, the representation of the Jew itself and the influence of preacers and jurists on the public opinion.
