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Gregorio Dati
Gregorio (Goro) Dati (15 April 1362 – 17 September 1435) was a Florence, Florentine merchant and diarist best known for the authorship of ''The Diaries of Gregorio Dati'', which represents a major source for social history, social and economic history, economic historians of Renaissance Florence, alongside the diaries of Buonaccorso Pitti. He kept a detailed diary outlining his business dealings as well as personal information about the births and deaths of his four successive wives and his 26 children. Life Career Gregorio Dati is perhaps best known for exemplifying the late 14th and early 15th century Florentine silk merchant. Dati was a partner in numerous silk-producing firms over his lifetime, entering the industry when it was still young in Florence. The tumultuous financial situations he describes in his ''Libro Segreto'' are testament to risk of the industry. Typical of silk merchants, rather than rely on exporters, Dati's firm sold silks directly in Valencia, a bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houghton MS Typ 155 - Gregorio Dati, La Sfera
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