Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FONDI CONSULTED (AND ABBREVIATIONS) ix
4. PREFACE xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 1. THE EARLY MONTI DI PIETA AND THE ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH A MONTE IN FLORENCE 11
7. 2. THE CREATION AND OPERATION OF THE MONTE DI PIETA OF FLORENCE 37
8. 3. DEBTORS AND CREDITORS, 1496-1499 65
9. 4. GROWTH AND CRISIS, 1500-1530 91
10. 5. REVOLUTION AND EVOLUTION, 1530-1569 133
11. 6. PATRONAGE, LOANS, AND THE EXERCISE OF DUCAL CONTROL 175
12. 7. FRAUD AND THEFT IN THE MONTE DI PIETA DURING THE REIGN OF COSIMO 209
13. 8. FROM FLORENCE TO SIENA AND BEYOND: THE MEDICI AND THE MONTE DI PIETA 233
14. 9. CONCLUSIONS 255
15. APPENDIX A. TABLES 271
16. APPENDIX B. A NOTE ON FLORENTINE MONEY 307
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 311
18. INDEX 325