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The Merchant of Prato

by Medievalists.net
November 20, 2020

This week, Danièle is joined by Peter Konieczny to discuss The Merchant of Prato and the lives of Francesco and Margherita Datini. Their story from 14th century Italy comes from one of the richest document finds ever made!  

The Merchant of Prato was written by Iris Origo was first published in 1957. There have been many editions made since then. Letters to Francesco Datini, by Margherita Datini, were translated by Carolyn James and Antonio Pagliaro in 2012.

Click here to learn more about the Datini Archive

The Datini home in Prato is now a museum. Click here to learn more.

See also:

Social Perception of Infertility and Its Treatment in Late Medieval Italy: Margherita Datini, an Italian Merchant’s Wife

Crafting the Merchant’s Wife’s Tale: Historians and the Domestic Rhetoric in the Correspondence of Margherita Datini (1360-1425)

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The host of The Medieval Podcast is Danièle Cybulskie. Click here to visit her website or follow her on Twitter @5MinMedievalist

You also buy her book Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction through Amazon.com

Podcast editing done by Noah Tetzner, who is also the host of The History of Vikings podcast

Top Image: Statue of Francesco Datini in Prato. Photo by Simon.zfn / Wikimedia Commons

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  • Crafting the Merchant's Wife's Tale: Historians and the Domestic Rhetoric in the Correspondence of Margherita Datini (1360-1425)
  • The Late Trecento Fresco Decoration of the Palazzo Datini in Prato
  • Social Perception of Infertility and Its Treatment in Late Medieval Italy: Margherita Datini, an Italian Merchant’s Wife
  • Mothering in the Casa Datini
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TagsDanièle Cybulskie • Medieval Social History • Merchants in the Middle Ages • Trade and Economics in the Middle Ages

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