birichini

Updated: August 22, 2026

I knew the Bolognese; the nobles are proud, rude, and violent; the lowest orders, known as the birichini, are worse than the lazzaroni of Naples, while the tradesmen and the middle classes are generally speaking worthy and respectable people.

Giacomo Casanova - The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

I knew the Bolognese; the nobles are proud, rude, and violent; the lowest orders, known as the birichini, are worse than the lazzaroni of Naples, while the tradesmen and the middle classes are generally speaking worthy and respectable people.

Giacomo Casanova - Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 29: Florence to Trieste