Italian Renaissance

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• Italian Renaissance

From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.

(transcriptions & translations)

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• The Italian Renaissance: Texts and Archives

From Hanover College's Internet Archive.

(Facsimiles, transcriptions & translations)

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• 500 Years of Italian Dance: Treasures from the Cia Fornaroli Collection

Collection documenting Italian dance history from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century.

(Renaissance - 20th century; facsimile images)

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Medici Archives : Parts I & II

• Mediceo Avanti il Principato

Digitalized early Medici archives of the Archivio di Stato di Firenze.

NOTE: requires gratis registration to enter website.

(14th century - 1537; facsimiles)

• The Medici Archive Project

Digitization project of the Medici Granducal Archives.

Also strongly documents Tuscan Jewish history

and the history of textiles and clothing.

(1537-1743; transcriptions & translations)

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• Bodman Collection of Italian Renaissance Manuscripts

Collection of books, incunabula, and manuscripts from the period of the Renaissance.

Includes letters written between members of the Medici family of Florence and others in their social and political circles.

Search collection by author, location, subject, or time period.

(14th - 16th centuries; facsimiles and transcriptions)

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• Parnassus Scientiarum

Digital catalogue of the Waller Collection of history of Science and Medicine kept at the Uppsala University Library. Contains books, manuscripts, and letters.

Joint project by the Museo Galileo in Florence, the Office for History of Science – Uppsala University and Uppsala University Library.

(15th century - present; facsimiles and transcriptions)

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• Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Italy

With separate links to Florence, Pistoia and Lucca

(1348-1530; translated narratives & government records)

• Relatione verissima del progresso della peste di Milano

Account of the plague of Milan between 1576 and 1577.

(1576-1577; Italian-language facsimile)

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• Historical Documents of Italy

Important historical parchments digitized by the Martynas Mazvydas Lithuanian National Library

(14th-18th centuries; Latin and Italian facsimiles)

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• Catasto: Florentine tax data (Florence only)

(1427-1429; searchable datasets at Brown University)

• Catasto: Census and Property Survey for Florentine Domains and the City of Verona in Fifteenth Century Italy

(1427-1429, 1458, 1480 [Florence]; 1425 & 1502 [Verona]; searchable datasets at the University of Wisconsin)

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• Pico della Mirandola Project

Featuring synoptic texts and critical apparatus of the young polymath's work.

A joint project of Brown University and the University of Bologna.

(1486-1496; Latin-Italian and Latin-English transcriptions and apparatus, and facsimiles)

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• The Ilardi Microfilm Collection

Digitized Renaissance diplomatic documents

(ca.1450-1500; photographic facsimiles).

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• The study and digitisation of Italian emblems

Ongoing project at the University of Glasgow aiming to offer access to 16th-century emblem books composed by Italian authors.

Select a book to browse or search.

(16th century; facsimiles and transcriptions)

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• Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman

With digitized images of drawings from the Renaissance genius.

A project / exhibit of of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

(1452-1519; facsimiles, commentary essays and audio files).

• Leonardo Notebook

A collection of loose papers from Leonardo da Vinci.

Digitised by the British Library in its series Turning the Pages;

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Otherwise, view the alternative version. (No plugins necessary)

(late 15th - early 16th century; facsimiles and audio files)

• Leonardo da Vinci: Experience, Experiment and Design

In addition to hands-on interactive design experiments, the user can access primary documents.

A project of the Victoria & Albert Museum in cooperation with the University of the Arts London..

(1452-1519; facsimiles, commentary essays and interactive participation).

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• Relation fidelle de ce qui s'est passé en Italie en l'année 1630, entre les Armes de la France,& celles de l'Empereur d'Espagne, & du Duc de Savoye, jointes ensemble

Account detailing events that took place in Italy in the year 1630 between the armies of France, of the Emperor of Spain, and of the Duke of Savoye.

(1631; French-language facsimile)

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• Exploration and Expansion

From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.

(transcriptions & translations)

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• The Catholic Reformation: Authors & Texts

(Translations)

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• Venetian Sailing Directions

(1499; facsimile)
Quote from exhibit: "This early book of sailing directions served as a handy guide for the sailor and a storehouse of practical information for laymen. The use of the hand and zodiac for information was considered vital to the 15th century Mediterranean navigator."

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EuroDocs > History of Italy: Primary Documents > Renaissance

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Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
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