OF THE MANY muniments of imperial Roman civilization that make reference, often in passing, to the abandonment of children, few have been carefully examined by previous writers and many have not even been noticed.
An edition of The Kindness of Strangers: The Abandonment of Children in Western Europe from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance
(1988)
L'Abbandono dei bambini in Europa occidentale
by John Boswell
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Child abandonment and child welfare in the ancient and medieval world.
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History, Abandoned children, Child welfare, Social history, Social conditions, Abandoned Child, Medieval, Vondelingen, Enfants abandonnés -- Europe -- Histoire., Enfants -- Protection, assistance, etc -- Europe -- Histoire., Europe -- Conditions sociales -- Jusqu'à 1492., Expòsits, Història, Infants, Treball social, Condicions socialsPlaces
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