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20. A 1546 Christmas List
By Ellie Doran (@Elena_Doran) The Mediceo del Principato is a collection of over four million letters from the Medici court, dating from 1537 to 1743.[1] The collection has survived ‘virtually intact’ and now occupies a mile of shelf space at the Archivio di Stato di Firenze (State Archives of Florence).These letters are fascinating sources, offering insight into the personal and…
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On the Thirteenth Day of Christmas
Gifts are about as Christmasy a tradition as one can have — to give and share is at the heart of the enterprise (be it Dickensian or Coca-Colanian). But what is the appropriate juncture at which said gifts and sharables are to be gifted and shared? For most of the Anglophone world, the answer might…
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