Charity and State in Late Renaissance Italy : the Monte di Pieta of Florence /

Drawing on extensive archival evidence, Carol Bresnahan Menning examines the remarkable evolution of the Florentine monte from a small charitable pawnshop to a flourishing savings organization and a powerful instrument of patronage and state finance.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Menning, Carol Bresnahan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Medici, House of.
Maison des Médicis.
Monte di pietà (Florence, Italy) > History.
Monte di pietà (Florence, Italy)
Pawnbroking > Italy > Florence > History.
Charities > Italy > Florence > History.
Finance > Italy > Florence > History.
Finances > Italie > Florence > Histoire.
HISTORY > Europe > Italy.
Charities.
Finance.
Pawnbroking.
Italy > Florence.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • FONDI CONSULTED (AND ABBREVIATIONS)
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. THE EARLY MONTI DI PIETA AND THE ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH A MONTE IN FLORENCE
  • 2. THE CREATION AND OPERATION OF THE MONTE DI PIETA OF FLORENCE
  • 3. DEBTORS AND CREDITORS, 1496-1499
  • 4. GROWTH AND CRISIS, 1500-1530
  • 5. REVOLUTION AND EVOLUTION, 1530-1569
  • 6. PATRONAGE, LOANS, AND THE EXERCISE OF DUCAL CONTROL
  • 7. FRAUD AND THEFT IN THE MONTE DI PIETA DURING THE REIGN OF COSIMO
  • 8. FROM FLORENCE TO SIENA AND BEYOND: THE MEDICI AND THE MONTE DI PIETA
  • 9. CONCLUSIONS
  • APPENDIX A. TABLES
  • APPENDIX B.A NOTE ON FLORENTINE MONEY
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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