Italian Academies
- CSI: Italian Renaissance - Smithsonian Magazine
- Forensic investigation of injuries and diseases of Renaissance Italians
- Foundation of the Renaissance: The Civic Culture of Early Italian Humanism (.pdf) by Joseph Byrne
- Summary of the beginning of "humanism," which is mentioned a lot when discussing late medieval/early Renaissance Italy
- The History of Italy by Francesco Guicciardini
- Primary source, Guicciardini lived in Florence 1483-1540
- Available online from Internet Archive in 20 separate volumes of a 1763 translation
- Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature by John Addison Symonds
- The Discovery of a Roman Girl in the Fifteenth Century
- article via Medivalists.net
- What an odd story! I'm sure I'll want to look it up again, so I'm stashing it here. Basically, 15th century Italians uncovered a perfectly preserved Roman corpse.
- Women in Italy 1350-1650: Ideals and Realities by Mary Rogers and Paola Tinagli (ISBN 0719072093)
- This is a delightful book! I definitely want my own copy.
- Primary source - the excerpts from period sources are well edited and contextualized - and fascinating!
- Women in Italian Renaissance Art: Gender, Representation, and Identity by Paola Tinagli (ISBN 071904054X)
- I want to get my hands on this book next ...
Italian Timeline
This chart is intended to help my husband and I keep track of what was going on in Italy and other areas we may want to consider as we plan our personae - that's why it may appear to reference some random things and leave out others that may be important in a different context.
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