Memorie
Marco Giacchetto, Produzione e mercato del sapone industriale a Siena nei secoli XIV e XV
During the Middle Ages, industrial soap was an essential good used in textile industry processes. The wool industry represented its main user, although it was widely used at different stages of production in other textile markets as well. This article examines, thanks to a thorough examination of contemporary documentation preserved in archives, Siena’s supply chain and market for soap during the 14th and 15th centuries. It mainly focuses on policies enacted by wool cloth guild to face increasing olive oil demand – essential for producing soap – aiming to ensure fair supply prices for producers and reduce total production costs.
Mauro Ambrosoli, Ferro e ferriere tra Friuli e Austria Interna (1350-1650)
This article takes into account the Alpe-Adria region as a crucial ‘periphery’ in the iron trade between Milan, Venice, and Inner Austria. Beginning in 1349, workers from Friuli and the Venetian Terraferma took part to a long period of innovations in Valcanale, Carniola and Carinthia, albeit with notable environmental costs. This study revives the contribution of the seasonal workers and merchants from Bergamo, Brescia and elsewhere who effectively connected economic resources in the Eastern Alps to the wider Adriatic and Austrian markets through innovation and skilled labour. Moreover, this research underscores how the evolution of ironworks between 1350 and 1650 mirrored business cycles, political developments, and customs regulations, while responding to technological advancements and the demands of the Italian Peninsular market.
Salvatore Ciriacono, Giovanni Battista Sidoti versus Arai Hakuseki. Agli incroci della civiltà cattolica europea e della cultura giapponese del primo Settecento
The essay aims to analyze the figure of the priest and missionary Giovanni Battista Sidoti in contrast with that of Arai Hakuseki, a Confucian scholar and politician, and also a scholar of the Tokugawa dynasty. The comparison and intellectual debate that followed took place in the first decades of the 18th century, a historical period that saw the decline and difficulties of the Catholic missions and at the same time a timid opening up of Japanese politics and of the cultural-scientific world towards the West.
Documenti
Ondřej Schmidt, L’autografo ritrovato della cronaca di Andrea Redusi: prime indagini sul codice collaltino
This article introduces a newly discovered manuscript of the Chronicle written by Andrea Redusi da Quero, Chancellor of Treviso, in the first half of the 15th century. Once believed to be lost, the codex is preserved in the Collalto Library within the Moravian Provincial Archives in Brno, Czech Republic. The article begins with a brief introduction to the author of the chronicle, followed by a reconstruction of the codex’s history. A detailed description and a codicological and paleographical analysis of the manuscript are provided, along with preliminary conclusions regarding the circumstances surrounding the creation of the work.
Recensioni [scarica PDF]
Martin McLaughlin, Leon Battista Alberti Writer and Humanist (Stefano U. Baldassarri)
Fabrizio Ansani, Il cavallo da guerra e lo Stato del Rinascimento. Una storia politica, economica e culturale (Simone Picchianti) .
Kate J.P. Lowe, Provenance and Possession. Acquisitions from the Portuguese Empire in Renaissance Italy (Lorenz Böninger)
Dizionario storico delle Accademie toscane: secoli XVI-XVIII, vol. I, Firenze, a cura di Jean Boutier, Maria Pia Paoli e Claudia Tarallo (Giacomo Carmagnini)
Lavinia Maddaluno, Science and Political Economy in Enlightenment Milan, 1760-1805 (Renato Pasta)
Virginia Minnucci, Accogliere, integrare, respingere. Italia e Unione Europea di fronte al fenomeno migratorio (Giacomo Girardi)
Notizie [scarica PDF]
Archivio Storico Italiano – ISSN 0391-7770