Traces and public history of slavery in Tuscany and Genoa
Journal: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Trends
Year: 2025

The study explores the presence and role of Slavic and Oriental female slaves in Genoa, Florence, and Livorno from the middle ages to the early modern period, drawing upon literary, documentary, and cultural sources. In Genoa, notarial documents from the 13th and 14th centuries frequently reference Slavic women, labeled as 'sclava,' signifying both an ethnic and servile condition. Chronicles and religious texts further depict these women as domestic servants or figures of moral transformation. F