Patrizi e cittadini nelle <i>Lettere</i> di Andrea Calmo Dinamiche della società veneziana

<jats:p> The paper analyses the composition of mid-sixteenth century Venetian society from the observation of the third book of <jats:italic>Lettere</jats:italic> by Andrea Calmo (Venice, 1552). The tripartite organisation of the work on the basis of the class affiliation of the addressees is compared with the information reported in some reference texts, that reflect on the social mechanisms regulating membership of the patriziato, <jats:italic>cittadinanza originaria</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>cittadinanza per privilegio</jats:italic> . </jats:p>