, clarifying and explaining the complex workings of Florence's commercial, banking, and artisan sectors. Florence was one of the … beyond Florence's boundaries. Part I situates Florence within this wider international context and describes the commercial … and banking networks through which the city's merchant-bankers operated. Part II focuses on the urban economy of Florence …

Renaissance Florence: the wool industry occupational wealth hierarchy -- Palaces and workers: neighborhood residential segregation … in Renaissance Florence -- The "state" makes a work of art: the impact of the Catasto home owner tax loophole on the …