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The articles ...
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Pre 1400 •
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Foundations of Florence | - From geologic formation through the Trecento |
| Art & Architecture | ||
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1401-1446 •
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Filippo Brunelleschi | - The Mad Genius of Florence |
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1445-1510 •
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Sandro Botticelli | - The bold artist of the Medici |
| Economics | ||
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Economic Overview | - Monetary systems and prices |
| Daily life | ||
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Calendar & Timekeeping | - The Florentine Calendar and time |
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Food | - a sampling of Florentine foods |
| Government | ||
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Government Overview | - The Signoria and commune structure |
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1432 •
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Ufficiali di Notte | - Office of the Night |
| Philosophy | ||
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Humanism | - The Spark that Ignited the Renaissance |
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1409 •
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Grasso Legnaiolo | - Brunelleschi and the Fat Woodworker |
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1491 •
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Lorenzo's Letter | - Lorenzo de' Medici's letter to his son |
| Politics | ||
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1478-1488 •
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Pazzi Conspiracy | - The Quattrocento's Crime of the Century |
| - Pazzi Conspracy Key | - links to the individual sections | |
| Religion | ||
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1399-1400 •
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Prosessioner dei Bianchi | - White Hope ... Black Death |
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1419 •
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Tomb of the Erstwhile Pope | - The man who made the Medici "God's Bankers" |
| Reference | ||
| Timeline | ||
| Bibliography | ||
| Glossary | ||
| Citations | - How to cite these articles |