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Assassin's Creed is one of the most successful franchises in recent years in the videogames sector. In the next lines we will analyze its relationship with the recreation of specific historical-artistic periods. In this specific case we look at the Italy of the Renaissance, specifically in Florence during the second half of the 15th century. We will make an analysis of the different artistic landmarks produced in the capital of Tuscany, the most relevant characters of the moment and the various political intrigues that occurred in Florence, cradle of the Renaissance. ; Assassin's Creedes una de las franquicias más exitosas de los últimos años en el ámbito de los videojuegos. En las siguientes líneas analizaremos su relación con la recreación de períodos histórico-artísticos determinados. En ese caso pondremos nuestra mirada en la Italia del Renacimiento, concretamente durante la segunda mitad del s. XV en Florencia. Haremos un análisis de los distintos hitos artísticos producidos en la capital de la Toscana, de los personajes más relevantes del momento y de las diversas intrigas políticas que acaecieron en Florencia, cuna del Renacimiento.

The article studies the dynamics of political power within Florence during the early Renaissance. Within a practically unchanged institutional framework as far as the big reforms of the first decades of the 14th century were concerned, the running of the City and the State was forcefully ensured by a ruling class still constituted by old urban families. This ruling class, by its numbers and by its social representation, promoted a new figure of the 'professional' politicians that may be touched nearly a tenth of the male adult population of the city at the start of the 15th century. Adapted from the source document.

The Cook collection of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology in Florence includes objects belonging to the cultures of Polynesia, Melanesia and the North-West Coast of North America. The importance of these artifacts is increasingly recognized not only by curators, ethnologists and artists, but also by historians. In this contribution we retrace the history of its rediscovery in the 19th century, and the studies of the 20th century which confirmed its attribution and expanded knowledge. Finally, we reflect on the contents, methods of communication and the future potential of this collection.

A study of politics in 15th-century Florence, comprising a detailed account of the careers of two brothers, Tommaso and Niccolo Soderini, and their changing relationship with the Medici family, whose rise to power remains the subject of historical debate

ITALIANO: L'articolo paragona l'impegno politico del domenicano Remigio de' Girolami con quello di Dante Alighieri tra 1293 e 1302, concentrando l'analisi su Remigio. Dopo aver presentato gli orientamenti politici del suo ambiente d'origine, esamina la sua partecipazione alla vita politica fiorentina negli anni 1293-1301, e descrive il suo atteggiamento dopo la vittoria dei Guelfi neri nel 1302; procede infine al confronto con Dante. Le due vite parallele rivelano alcuni punti di contatto tra le due personalità, ad esempio, le reazioni alla cacciata dei Guelfi bianchi dalla scena politica fiorentina. / ENGLISH: The contribution compares the political engagement of the Dominican Remigio de' Girolami and Dante Alighieri between 1293 and 1302, concentrating on Remigio. After presenting the political orientations of his original milieu, it examines his participation in Forentine political life in the years 1293-1301, then describes his attitude after the victory of the Black Guelphs in 1302, and finally, compares the political career of Remigio to Dante's. These parallel lives illuminate certain points of contacts between these two personalities as well as their reactions to the ban of the White Guelphs from Florence.

Joseph Peirce writes to Florence Fletcher in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, on "Friday Evening." He will be home in a week and would like to "make a date" with her for the night he returns. He reports on his activities for the past day; he passed his Physics exam. The letter is addressed to Miss Florence Fletcher and postmarked 14 June 1912. ; Joseph Moore Peirce graduated from Norwich University with an electrical engineering degree in 1914. He married Florence Douglas Fletcher in Rockingham, Vermont, on 24 December 1914. Transcription by Danielle Dalton. Transcriptions may be subject to error.

This paper attempts to differentiate the forms of political regime that held sway in the city of Florence over the century following the formation of the Florentine constitution in 1282. It aims to establish certain pragmatic criteria for distinguishing between theseSignorie, and to incorporate these into a framework that may be of some value in subsequent comparative study of the politics of the Italian city state in the later Middle Ages. The method employed is inductive. The more conventional deductive approach is rejected because the setting up of definitions at the outset is likely to create the illusion that political forms existed in a pure state. Dictatorship, oligarchy and popular government did not exist in the form of "ideal types" but rather were characterized by frequent changes of form and function. During periods of challenge and struggle their true nature became more clearly discernible than in eras of relative quiescence and this fact in part explains the conflicting interpretations that have arisen.

Joseph Peirce writes to Florence Fletcher in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, on "Sunday Evening." He shares news of commencement week activities, including his impressions of the baccalaureate sermon, and reflects on his chances in the Austin trophy contest. His roommate's brother is visiting for commencement and staying in their room. The letter is addressed to Miss Florence Fletcher and postmarked 16 June 1912. ; Joseph Moore Peirce graduated from Norwich University with an electrical engineering degree in 1914. He married Florence Douglas Fletcher in Rockingham, Vermont, on 24 December 1914.

This dissertation is based on ethnographic research in Florence, Italy. The primary focus of this research is based on a comparison of medical discourse from Italian State documents with women's experiences during pregnancy and childbirth in Italy. Mirroring trends throughout the developed world, Italy has maintained high rates of cesarean sections since the turn of the century. Italy's unique political and cultural history has made Tuscany one of the best regions for maternity care within a country with significant regional variability. This dissertation looks at historical and current cultural trends to understand the ways in which women experience high-quality maternity care in Florence. This dissertation interrogates women's experiences during pregnancy and childbirth through the theoretical lenses of political philosophy, agency and practice theory, and the medicalization of reproduction. This dissertation provides new avenues through which to draw connections between these three social theories. Medical discourse in the State documents demonstrates the ways in which women's subjectivities and experiences are erased in an effort create a population upon which it is (theoretically) easier to enact interventions. Discourse ignores women's agency in favor of implying that doctors and healthcare professionals are far more important actors in pregnancy and childbirth. But Italian women assert their own agency against medicalized birth through their reproductive socialities. By making connections with other mothers and midwives, women find support beyond medicalized models of maternity care. Local hospitals and healthcare clinics become sites that foster reproductive sociality. Women seek out care from healthcare professionals, primarily midwives, not due to their medical competence but due to their ability to create relationships with their patients. Midwives are part of what makes hospitals the ideal place for birth; a safe haven from the potential risk of birth. This idealization of birth, however, often gives way to less than desired care, demonstrating the fractures and inconsistencies in the way midwifery-based care is perceived. These fractures and inconsistencies are also seen in how women conceive of healthcare throughout the country. Women themselves simultaneously value and devalue their own socialities. Women's discussion of the Italian healthcare system demonstrates how deep-seated ideologies of rationalist medical behaviors and stereotypes about the South. Women afford flexibility in departing from ideal modes of birth in their own decisions, but do not afford women the same flexibility in the South. Medicalized rhetoric seeps into deep seated beliefs about the South, demonstrating that women's own positive experiences are not always valued as a means to achieving quality healthcare. Through analyzing the connection medical discourse and women's reproductive sociality, I demonstrate the tenuousness with which experience is valued.

Joseph Peirce writes to Florence Fletcher in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, on 14 May 1912; he shares his most recent news, including new promotions for Harold Smith and another man from Fitchburg; he doesn't think Florence is being paid well for her work at the Fitchburg Dry Goods; his mother's health is improving. ; Joseph Moore Peirce graduated from Norwich University with an electrical engineering degree in 1914. He married Florence Douglas Fletcher in Rockingham, Vermont, on 24 December 1914. Transcription by Danielle Dalton. Transcriptions may be subject to error.

Joseph Peirce writes to Florence Fletcher in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, on 18 April 1912; he shares news of his recent activities, including exams in Spanish, Physics, and Mechanics, and reflects on his impressions of Florence and their relationship. The letter is addressed to Miss Florence Fletcher and postmarked 19 April 1912. ; Joseph Moore Peirce graduated from Norwich University with an electrical engineering degree in 1914. He married Florence Douglas Fletcher in Rockingham, Vermont, on 24 December 1914. Transcription by Danielle Dalton. Transcriptions may be subject to error.

Joseph Peirce writes to Florence Fletcher in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, on 6 May 1912; he skipped church again without being caught but he and his roommate were both caught smoking during study hours; he mentions the trial of a member of the senior class. He also writes that he is disappointed that Florence won't be coming up to visit; he probably won't be home until July. He writes about people in Fitchburg and the girls he meant at a dance in Unity Hall; he is sorry Florence injured her finger. The letter is addressed to Miss Flossie Fletcher and postmarked 7 May 1912. ; Joseph Moore Peirce graduated from Norwich University with an electrical engineering degree in 1914. He married Florence Douglas Fletcher in Rockingham, Vermont, on 24 December 1914. Transcription by Danielle Dalton. Transcriptions may be subject to error.

Joseph Peirce writes to to Florence Fletcher in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, on 20 May 1912; he describes his schedule and routine during the past few days now that the campus has been quarantined. The students are no longer allowed off the hill and have been moved into tents outside; it snowed and has been cold; he's taken pictures of their encampment in the snow to show her when he "gets out of here." The letter is addressed to Miss Florence Fletcher and postmarked 21 May 1912. ; The Norwich University campus was placed under quarantine after two students developed symptoms of smallpox in May 1912. Joseph Moore Peirce graduated from Norwich University with an electrical engineering degree in 1914. He married Florence Douglas Fletcher in Rockingham, Vermont, on 24 December 1914. Transcription by Danielle Dalton. Transcriptions may be subject to error.