2. Civic Traditions in Premodern Italy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Maps vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Permissions xi
6. Introduction xv
7. 1. The Italian Renaissance 1
8. 2. Civic Traditions in Premodern Italy 22
9. 3. From Campanilismo to Nationhood: Forging an Italian Identity 42
10. 4. “The Horseshoe Nail”: Structure and Contingency in Medieval and Renaissance Italy 62
11. 5. Fede and Fiducia: The Problem of Trust in Italian History, 1300–1500 83
12. 6. Florence Redux 104
13. 7. Living on the Edge in Leonardo’s Florence 114
14. 8. Florentine Cathedral Chaplains in the Fifteenth Century 128
15. 9. The Pope, the Pandolfini, and the Parrochiani of S. Martino a Gangalandi (1465) 143
16. 10. Alessandra Strozzi (1408–1471): The Eventful Life of a Florentine Matron 151
17. Notes 169
18. Index 195