The Serenissima restricted prostitution in Venice to the area Carampane di Rialto by official decree in The prostitutes were severely restricted in their movement and behaviour. The buildings of the area had become property of the Serenissima when the last of the rich Rampani family had died without an heir.
They could not work on certain holy days, with transgression of the rules sometimes resulting in flogging. During the 16th century, the prostitutes faced strong competition from homosexuals and formally asked the Doge to help them.
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