reading Shadow of the Lion, set in 1530-ish Venice... this term sounds kind of clothing-related but also indicates social status? like, nouveau-riche?? I HAVE just spent a while googling for a definition, but no luck.
The specific line that has inspired me to try to get specific here is : "Curti like the Brunelli would never settle for lesser curti." (The Brunelli are a powerful family, but still "curti", NOT "casa vecchie"; would not "marry down" to a lesser curti house.) Thanks!! chimene _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
