History of the Milanese Duchy
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The development of a system of printing privileges in Milan is very similar to that of Venice. Following the first privilege “pro arte introducenda” the system of printing privileges began to flourish; as in Venice, they did not involve... more
Proceedings of the International Congress, Milan, May 2011, edited together with Cesare Fertonani and Claudio Toscani
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This is the dissertation I wrote for my Master's degree in Historical Studies. This work focus on the phenomenon of the hire of Swiss and German mercenary companies during the last years of the duchy of Ludovico Maria Sforza, duke of... more
[ENGLISH] Between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, some communities and families of the northern contado of Milan chose to side with the Visconti, not only ensuring their support to the latter’s effort to frame the various forces... more
"ARMY, INSTITUTION, TERRITORY. MILITARY LODGING AND BARRAKS IN EARLY MODERN STATE OF MILAN *** ABSTRACT: What was the impact of the armies of the King of Spain on a territory of its monarchy during the early modern era? How changed the... more
This is a review of the new studies on the economic aspects of feuds and feudality in the State of Milan in age of the Spanish rule (1535-1706).
Il tema dell'aristocrazia territoriale e del suo ruolo nella costituzione del ducato visconteo-sforzesco è stato marginalizzato dalla storiografia politico-istituzionale in favore di un paradigma interpretativo centrato su un modello di... more
Juan Claver fue embajador de los Reyes Católicos durante las «Guerras de Italia» que transformaron la Europa del Renacimiento e impulsaron la diplomacia moderna. Su misión en el ducado de Milán y el reino de Nápoles permitió el despegue... more
This essay provides an analysis of the troubled period that followed the death of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, by particularly focusing on the dominion of Pandolfo Malatesta in Eastern Lombardy, one of the condottieri that had served the duchy... more
Three letters from 1469 and 1470 help to extend our knowledge of the Franciscan Amedeo Menez de Silva and his relations with some of the great princes of his time during his stay in Milan. These relations cross the board of the various... more
"Grâce à l’exploitation d’une documentation très riche et largement inédite, ce livre propose une étude approfondie de l’histoire de la famille Dal Verme et entend ainsi contribuer à une réflexion relevant de l’histoire socio-politique... more
The book tells about postal service in relation to Tasso's family (lineage of Simon Tasso) in the Duchy of Milan during the Spanish age.
This article covers in detail the bibliographical production on the Italian differential presence in the south of the Iberian Peninsula in the late medieval centuries. Following the academic conventions of a long-established... more
Around 1440 the construction of a vast feudal domain near the shores of Lake Maggiore allowed the Borromeo family to radically change their position within Milanese society. The paper aims to reconstruct this process, by focusing on the... more
Pur assistendo a un forte aumento della presenza di mercenari nelle file degli eserciti viscontei, gli anni di Luchino e dell’arcivescovo Giovanni furono caratterizzati dalla sopravvivenza dei tradizionali obblighi militari imposti alle... more
[ENGLISH] Over the last few decades, a number of works have explored extensively the military organisation of late medieval Italian states, especially with regards to the condotte system and the development of standing armies. Having... more
One of the distinctions of this study is its use of historiographical and archival information to show how the Sala delle Asse changed its symbolic significance while also replaying a nationalistic ideology at two different historical... more
abstract – Leonardo da Vinci's town planning studies and projects for the urban renewal of Milan under the patronage of Ludovico Sforza are influenced by both the specific characteristics and morphology of Lombard cities and the organic... more