Article
French
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10.4000/rives.5172>
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DOI: <
10.4000/rives.5172>
Abstract
This article seeks to understand the role of fishermen’s communities in the 18th century in the fish market of Venice, one of the most important capitals of the Ancient Regime. These actors seem indeed to act as experts of the lagoon, the keepers of an unreachable knowledge for the Venetian government. This is why they contribute, directly and indirectly, to the creation of fish market laws. However, the very same fishermen’s communities might be punished by this government for transgressing the norms they may have helped to create. This contradiction will be the matter of discussion in this article.