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oapen-20.500.12657-282702021-11-10T08:28:19Z Network and Migration in Early Renaissance Florence, 1378-1433 Prajda, Katalin Florence Hungary social network Renaissance migration bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: classical, early & medieval bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History This book explores the co-development of political, social, economic, and artistic networks of Florentines working in the Kingdom of Hungary during the reign of Sigismund of Luxembourg. The social network of these politicians, merchants, artisans, royal officers, dignitaries of the Church, and noblemen is the primary focus of the book. Local Florentines constituted an extended network of "friends"; the existing personal connections among them were defined by common political interests, neighborhood proximity, marriage alliances, kinship ties, patronage, and company partnership. Through analysis of the links between these actors, the book addresses questions of the complexity of social ties in early Renaissance Florence, exploring how multiple types of networks shaped the dynamics of public and private spheres. It also seeks to reach more general conclusions about Florentine migration abroad and to envision ways in which early modern migratory groups were formed. 2018-10-17 23:55 2020-01-07 08:49:10 2020-04-01T12:19:40Z 2020-04-01T12:19:40Z 2018 book 1001706 OCN: 1083017232 9789048540990 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/28270 eng Renaissance History, Art and Culture application/pdf n/a 1001706.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/9789462988682 10.5117/9789462988682 dd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857a 9789048540990 288 open access
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This book explores the co-development of political, social, economic, and artistic networks of Florentines working in the Kingdom of Hungary during the reign of Sigismund of Luxembourg. The social network of these politicians, merchants, artisans, royal officers, dignitaries of the Church, and noblemen is the primary focus of the book. Local Florentines constituted an extended network of "friends"; the existing personal connections among them were defined by common political interests, neighborhood proximity, marriage alliances, kinship ties, patronage, and company partnership. Through analysis of the links between these actors, the book addresses questions of the complexity of social ties in early Renaissance Florence, exploring how multiple types of networks shaped the dynamics of public and private spheres. It also seeks to reach more general conclusions about Florentine migration abroad and to envision ways in which early modern migratory groups were formed.
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