Medievalists.net » Florence http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 MEDIEVAL BOOKS: Black Friday! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 02:11:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62774 Here are a few recent releases for medievalists hunting for Black Friday books and early Christmas gifts!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/feed/ 0 Can Florence in the Quatrocento Help Shape Tax Policy Today? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/26/can-florence-in-the-quatrocento-help-shape-tax-policy-today/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/26/can-florence-in-the-quatrocento-help-shape-tax-policy-today/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2015 03:28:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61361 I therefore decided to apply what I knew about tax policy—the only subject on which I was conversant and which seemed remotely relevant—to Florence in the days of the Medici, and see what happened.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/26/can-florence-in-the-quatrocento-help-shape-tax-policy-today/feed/ 0 Florentine merchant companies established in Buda at the beginning of the 15th century http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/10/florentine-merchant-companies-established-in-buda-at-the-beginning-of-the-15th-century/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/10/florentine-merchant-companies-established-in-buda-at-the-beginning-of-the-15th-century/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:14:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60977 The scope of the present article is to analyze the activity of these merchant companies through various sources housed by the Florentine National Archives and place them in the context of Florentine long distance trade.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/10/florentine-merchant-companies-established-in-buda-at-the-beginning-of-the-15th-century/feed/ 0 Machiavelli and Botticelli Movies to Hit the Screen in 2016 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/machiavelli-and-botticelli-movies-to-hit-the-screen-in-2016/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/machiavelli-and-botticelli-movies-to-hit-the-screen-in-2016/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2015 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60689 Machiavelli and Botticelli are set to hit screens in 2016. We sat down to chat with Italian director, Lorenzo Raveggi about his two ambitious projects.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/machiavelli-and-botticelli-movies-to-hit-the-screen-in-2016/feed/ 0 Foundation Myths in Medieval and Renaissance Italy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:50:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58832 The 3 papers featured here looked at the development of the civic identities of Florence, Genoa and Rome through art, architecture and foundation legends.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/feed/ 0 Books of Art: 20 Medieval and Renaissance Women Reading http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:55:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57552 I love to read. I also love books depicted in art. I became fascinated with Medieval and Renaissance pictures of women reading or with books. I noticed while I was walking around the National Gallery, Musèe Cluny and the Louvre recently that there are many beautiful images of women reading or with books. Saints, sinners, and laywomen; I wanted to share a few of my favourites. Here are 20 works of art of women and their books

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/12/top-ten-insults-against-savonarola/feed/ 0 10 Creepy Things to See at the Louvre That Are Better Than the Mona Lisa http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/10/10-creepy-things-see-louvre-better-mona-lisa/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/10/10-creepy-things-see-louvre-better-mona-lisa/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:14:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56035 If you're an ancient historian, a medievalist, or early modernist, there are so many other amazing pieces and works of art a the Louvre other than these two tourist staples. Here is my list of cool, creepy, unusual and better than the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/10/10-creepy-things-see-louvre-better-mona-lisa/feed/ 0 Plague Remedies from Renaissance Italy http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/11/plague-remedies-renaissance-italy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/11/plague-remedies-renaissance-italy/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2014 02:14:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54735 'Rue tops, one clove of garlic, a walnut, a grain of salt, and eat on an empty stomach everyday for up to a month, and you must be cheerful, and this recipe, it's good against vermin and it's perfect.

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