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Internet Medieval Sourcebook

Selected Sources: Italy

Contents

General
Florence
Milan
Venice
Other Cites

See section on the Renaissance

General

Bartolus of Sassoferrato: On the Tyrant, c.1330, trans. Steve Lane [slane@tezcat.com], on tyranny in Italian city government.

Florence

The Arte della Lana & The Government of Florence, 1224
Treaty for Peace and Commercial Harmony Between Florence & St. Gimignano, 1225
List of Florentine Crafts Subject to Tax, 1316
Giovanni Villani: Florentine Chronicle, 1277-1348

Milan

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Venice

The Chronicles of Venice: How the Doges Were Chosen

Other Cities

Extracts From the Roll-Book of the Arte Della Seta [The Silk Guild], Lucca 1225
The Commune of Bugelle (Biella): Documents and Statutes Part I, (or in PDF format here) and Part II, (or in PDF format here) 13-15th Century, full texts in Latin and English

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