sep 21, 2011 - 10. The fabulous Medici Archive online Project

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Consisting mostly of letters (nearly three million filling a full kilometer of shelf-space) of the Medici family from 1537 to 1743, documented and annotated, the fully searchable database is now open to the general public ...It is a marvellous source to find out details about the relationship between the Medici family and the arts. The site features for instance a list of 170 artists, many of them enrolled on the payroll of the Medici.
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http://kbender.blogspot.be/2011/09/fabulous-medici-archive-online-project.html?view=magazine

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