Series II – Correspondence of the Florentine ambassadors

The volumes of Correspondences of the Florentine ambassadors are devoted to the publication of the correspondence of the Florentine ambassadors resident in Naples 1484 to the 1494.

As pointed out at the time by Professor. Mario Del Treppo in foreword the first volume of Matches, the series was founded by Prof. Autonomous. Bruno Son, who is the scientific director, and was included in the series "Sources for the History of Naples Aragonese”, published by the publisher Laveglia & Carlone of Salerno .P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; widows: 2; orphans: 2; }P.western { font-family: “Times New Roman”,serif; font-size: 12en; }P.cjk { font-size: 12en; }P.ctl { font-size: 12en; }A:link { color: rgb(0, 0, 255); }

The scientific director has repeatedly stressed the importance of diplomatic sources for the political history, economic, social and cultural image of the fifteenth century (in particular in the assay The correspondence of the last two decades of the fifteenth century Florentine ambassadors, that is the perfect source)

In the case of Florence, the organization of the Central Registry and the use of the speakers to fill in the letter-books allow you to recreate the exchange of letters between the Florentine magistrates (Signoria, Ten of War, Eight of Practice) and speakers residing in Naples. In corpus include the 'responsive' ambassadors to the Medici family. In the appendix are published letters to other public figures of the time, and rebuild the route of the Aragonese king and his son Alfonso.

The Florentine sources were supplemented with material preserved in other archives, in particular those of the ancient Italian states (Milan, Mantova, Modena, Venice).

The necklace consists of eight volumes covering the period from 1484 (conclusion of the war of Ferrara) to the 1494 (death of Ferrante I of Aragon). From 2002 to date have been published 7; the last (for the years 1493 - '94) is currently in preparation.

The initiative, almost come to an end, has been the subject of Reviews and presentations in Italian and foreign magazines and the wealth of documentation allowed the curators to investigate some issues, merged in different essays.