What Catherine left unsaid (but what her spiritual father ultimately revealed) Since mid-2025, the Art&Inequality project has expanded its research eastward to the Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik). The extensive collection of the State Archives, housed in the Sponza Palace, contains over 7,000 testaments that are being studied for the project. One testament from the mid-15th century is especially interesting because of an enigma: it contains a typically vague bequest seen in the Ragusan wills, but a later note written on the same page reveals it to be one of the most detailed and striking artistic bequests that I have thus far found from the Ragusan testaments.

What Catherine left unsaid (but what her spiritual father ultimately revealed)

Since mid-2025, the Art&Inequality project has expanded its research eastward to the Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik). The extensive collection of the State Archives, housed in the Sponza Palace, contains over 7,000…

Prof Guido Alfani stendine in front of a screen showing a slide of his presentations with graph on the evolution of inequality between 1300 and 2010

Prof Guido Alfani in front of screen projector showing another slide of his presentation: the wealth share of the top 5% in 1300-1300 Italy

This Thursday 9 April we had the pleasure to host @guidoalfani.bsky.social at the @glasgow.ac.uk - we discuss our #ArtandInequality project and attended his lecture on #Inequality in #Europe 1300-1800

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#handwriting practice found while searching through medieval registers in the Florentine State Archives

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Do you want to know about #freedom of #marriedwomen in the Middle Ages? Here is Prof Samuel Cohn's latest post for our #ArtandInequality webpage ⬇️

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Matko Marušić, Research Associate Dr Matko Marušić holds a PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Zagreb (2019). His work centres on late medieval and early modern art and devotional culture across the wider Adriatic region, with an emphasis on the analysis of archival sources on the lost works of art. He is also interested in the intersections between traditional approaches to research of art, such as connoisseurship, and the technical examination of objects.

Matko Marušić, Research Associate

Dr Matko Marušić holds a PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Zagreb (2019). His work centres on late medieval and early modern art and devotional culture across the wider Adriatic region, with an emphasis on the analysis of archival sources on the lost…

medieval register, in leather, particular of the binding with knots

medieval register in light brown leather, cover and binding. Ink original writing on top (Memoralia) with dates "1358 a 1368" some modern writing in pencil

central decoration on medieval binding, brown ink on leather

More from #SantaMariaNuova archives for @artandinequality.bsky.social

#medievalhospitals #materialculture #socialhistory
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A new paper soon to be published on #bequests #reuse #charity #circulareconomy #materialculture and #socialhistory in 14th century #Florence

handwritten list/index on parchment, numbered and in latin. Dark brown ink on paper

Diving into medieval #hospital books - an essay on #reuse of #objects in 14th century Florence is on its way based on a wide range of #archivalrecords from the still-operating hospital of #SantaMariaNuova. Thanks to @artandinequality.bsky.social and @glasgow.ac.uk for the support!

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We are at @khiflorenz.bsky.social in Florence today!

Matko Marušić, Research Associate

Dr Matko Marušić holds a PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Zagreb (2019). His work centres on late medieval and early modern art and devotional culture across the wider Adriatic region, with an emphasis on the analysis of archival sources on the lost…

Another amazing project grew out of our #ArtandInequality will be published soon!

1300 register opened and showing original writings, brown ink on paper, damaged by water

More from #flooded registers of the Florentine, now vanished convent of San Pier Maggiore - #staytuned for a new coming publication on #pigsbreeding and #meatconsumption in Florence using these amazing data! Another project grew out of #ArtandInequality @artandinequality.bsky.social

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7th biennial conference of the European Rural History Organisation

Valentina Costantini & Davide Cristoferi, panel: Pigs in the late Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean Europe: breeding, production and consumption (11th-16th centuries)7th biennial conference of the European Rural History…

Third Annual Meeting, Castle Santa Severa

Presentors: Agenda

Quaderni di Storia Religiosa Medievale (QSRM) seminar, University of Bologna

Valentina Costantini, presentation of our research project on testaments’ management and inventories from the Florentine hospital of Santa Maria Nuova (14th c.) Beyond the Will: The Execution of Pious Dispositions in the…

Serena Galasso, Research Associate (2022-2023)

Dr Serena Galasso is a medieval historian specialised in social, economic and gender history. Trained in Italy and France, she studied women's practical writings in late medieval Tuscany, focusing on Florentine women’s account books. Her PhD thesis…

A fascinating research project grew out #ArtandInequality will be presented at the University of Milan in April 2026 #staytuned! #materialculture #reuse #circulareconomy #medievalhospitals

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program of the meetings with a medieval painting - woman with hair tight and red dress, and a fruit tree on the background

Have a look at the meetings planned in Milan for 2026. For those interested in #objects, #circulareconomy and #medievalhospital just #staytuned! In April, with Serena Galasso we present a truly fascinating research project linked to #ArtandInequality!
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Beautiful pics of an early 15th c. account books damaged by the Florentine flood of 1966

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medieval register with leather binding wrinkled and damaged by the flood

medieval register with leather binding wrinkled and damaged by the flood

detail of book binding on a medieval register

historial aerial photo of the Florentine square of Santa Maria Novella flooded in 1966. water is covering half of the Baptister's wooden door

Flooded Thursday - dragging #ArtandIneqaulity into a beautiful dive through the faded, wrinkled account books of the Florentine convent of #SanPierMaggiore, heavily scarred by the #flood of 1966 @artandinequality.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk

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murder of Abel, medieval miniature, blue background. Abel falling on the green grass while being hit with a heavy hummer by his brother (not visible in the picture)

Why starting 2026 with an #homicide? ⬇️ Have a read at our latest blog @artandinequality.bsky.social to find out about a mysterious #murder, an #inventory and forthcoming #projects and #publications for #ArtandInequality
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➡️ link: www.artandinequality.com/homicide-wit...

#ArtandInequlity latest post is about a 14th century #murder and some of our plans for 2026. Find out more on our website ⬇️

Have a read at our latest post to find out more about a #murder, a #list and some of #ArtandInequality goals and achievements at the turn of the year

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Homicide with List: A Murder, an Inventory, and a New Year’s Task for A&I

This New Year’s post begins with a homicide. Murder of Abel, detail, British Library, Royal 19 D II, f. 10v In March 1389, early in the morning, the notary Giovanni Gini and the second-hand dealer (rigattiere) Romolo…

miniature "U" on paper with visible book binding

faced of Florence cathedral and bell tower on the right side of the picture

Starting the week and the Winter Season surrounded by Beauty and Art - so lucky to be part of @artandinequality.bsky.social

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Life after the Warburg: Louisa McKenzie Warburg alumna Louisa McKenzie discusses her current research, the impact she hopes it will have and the routes her career has taken since leaving the Institute.

Find out more about the Art and Inequality project in this interview with Research Associate @louisamckenzie.bsky.social: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

#testaments #history #medievalhistory #economichistory #palaeography

Today we are in #Bologna to share some thoughts on #executivedocuments in the #middleages Follow us online!
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capital letters from a 14th century index in manuscript. Black ink on paper

More #indexes from 14th century #Florence for our #ArtandInequality project @wallolita.bsky.social

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Our Friday morning mood for #ArtandInequality #FlorenceNationalLibrary
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While waiting to release my new post on 1380s #homicide with list, I am re-posting my blog on 15thc. Brabantine baker and globetrotter who may have had my same #migrantcurse, loving and regretting every place he lived in 😅

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