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Topics in Medieval Italian History

Art in Siena

A "guided tour" at the Web Gallery of Art explores Art in Siena from the 13th through 16th centuries. Includes a description and history of the Italian city and "sub-tours" on Sienese artists and represenatations of Maestà.

Byzantines in Renaissance Italy

Thorough article by Jonathan Harris at the ORB explores the emigration of Byzantine citizens to Italy and the impact of their incursion on the Italian Renaissance.

Castato: Census and Property Survey for Florentine Domains and the City of Verona in Fifteenth Century Italy

This tax data covering various periods from 1427 to 1502 is presented in a searchable database by the Data and Program Library Service.

Overview of Italian Painters

Fairly substantial tour at the Web Gallery of Art covers the various schools of Italian painting and the artists that belong to them, from 1200 to 1750.

Online Catasto of 1427

Searchable version of tax data for the city of Florence in 1427-29 from Brown University.

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