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            <forename>Preston</forename>
            <surname>Perluss</surname>
            <placeName type="affiliation">University Grenoble Alpes, France</placeName>
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          <resp>This is a section of <title>Gestione del rischio, insolvenza e bancarotta nel mondo premoderno (secc. XIII-XVIII) / Risk management, insolvency, and bankruptcy in the pre-modern world (13th-18th centuries)</title>(DOI: <idno type="DOI">10.36253/979-12-215-0963-2</idno>) by </resp>
          <name>Angela Orlandi</name>
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        <publisher>Firenze University Press</publisher>
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        <date when="2026">2026</date>
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        <p>This study investigates the financial distress of Parisian monasteries before the Revolution. By analyzing cases such as the Theatines and Dominicans, the research determines whether the crisis stemmed from inefficient management or a lack of diversification. The examination of urban and rural revenues reveals sophisticated risk management practices, challenging the stereotype of purely landed monastic wealth and highlighting the impact of urban real estate investments.</p>
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