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INTRODUCTORY[1]
COSIMO DI GIOVANNI DE’ MEDICI (1389-1464)[7]
Contessina de’ Medici to her husband Cosimo in Ferrara[10]
Cosimo de’ Medici to Averardo de’ Medici, Ambassador to Ferrara[11]
Contessina de’ Medici to her son Giovanni at Ferrara[14]
Cosimo de’ Medici to Averardo de’ Medici at Pisa[15]
Cosimo de’ Medici to Averardo de’ Medici[16]
Cosimo de’ Medici at Florence to Averardo de’ Medici at Pisa[18]
Diary of Cosimo de’ Medici and his Oration to the Signory of Florence when sentence of exile was pronounced against him[19]
Cosimo de’ Medici to his son Piero de’ Medici[31]
Niccolò Fortebraccio to Cosimo de’ Medici and Neri di Gino Capponi[34]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to his brother Cosimo, Ambassador to Ferrara, in the name of the “Dieci di Balia”[35]
Count Francesco Sforza to Cosimo de’ Medici[36]
Count Francesco Sforza to Cosimo de’ Medici[38]
Count Francesco Sforza to Cosimo de’ Medici[39]
Contessina de’ Medici to her son Piero[40]
Commissio Laurentii de’ Medicis, 3 Decembris 1438[42]
Additio facta Commissioni Laurentii de’ Medicis[43]
Francesco Sforza to Cosimo de’ Medici[44]
Contessina de’ Medici to her son Giovanni at the Baths of Petriolo [near Siena][46]
Alberto Averardo de’ Alberti, from Rome, to Giovanni de’ Medici[47]
Contessina de’ Medici to her son Giovanni in Rome[47]
The Same to the Same[48]
Contessina de’ Medici to her son Piero[48]
Lucrezia de’ Medici, at the Baths of Petriolo; to her husband Piero at Florence[50]
Contessina de’ Medici to her son Piero at Trebbio[50]
Contessina de’ Medici to her son Giovanni in Rome[51]
Cosimo de’ Medici to Giovanni his son in Rome[52]
Contessina de’ Medici to Giovanni her son at Volterra[53]
Contessina de’ Medici to her son Giovanni at Volterra[54]
The Same to the Same[55]
Contessina de’ Medici to Ginevra, wife of her son Giovanni, at the Baths of Petriolo[58]
Cosimo de’ Medici to his son Giovanni at Milan[59]
Lucrezia de’ Medici (from Careggi or Cafaggiuolo) to her husband Piero at Florence[60]
Contessina de’ Medici to her son Piero at Venice[62]
Cosimo de’ Medici to his son Giovanni at the Baths of Petriolo[62]
Contessina de’ Medici to her son Giovanni and his wife Ginevra at Bagno a Morba[63]
Pope Pius II. to Cosimo de’ Medici[64]
Cosimo de’ Medici to Pope Pius II.[65]
Cosimo de’ Medici to Pius II.[66]
Lucrezia de’ Medici to her husband Piero[69]
Cosimo de’ Medici to his son Piero at Pisa[70]
Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, &c. &c.[71]
Cosimo de’ Medici to the Reverend Master Marsilio Ficino, Platonist[73]
Piero de’ Medici to Lorenzo and Giuliano, his sons, at Cafaggiuolo[74]
Marsilio Ficino to the noble Lorenzo de’ Medici[76]
Brief Memorandum by Piero de’ Medici about his Father’s Death[77]
Notes of the Funeral and of the Masses and Offices said for the Soul of Cosimo di Giovanni de’ Medici[79]
PIERO DI COSIMO DE’ MEDICI (1416-1469)[82]
Pope Pius II. to Piero de’ Medici[84]
Louis XI., King of France, to Piero de’ Medici[85]
Privilege granted by Louis XI. to the Medici to quarter the Lily of France in their arms[86]
The Magnificent Lorenzo to the Illustrious Lord Federigo, son of the King of Naples[88]
Piero de’ Medici to his son Lorenzo at Milan[93]
Piero de’ Medici to his son Lorenzo at Milan[94]
Luigi Pulci to Lorenzo de’ Medici[100]
Piero de’ Medici to his son Lorenzo at Rome[102]
Piero de’ Medici to his son Lorenzo at Rome[103]
Agnolo Acciaiuoli to Piero de’ Medici. Siena, 17th Sept. 1466[105]
Piero de’ Medici to Agnolo Acciaiuoli. Florence, 22nd Sept. 1466[105]
Luigi Pulci, from Pisa, to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Florence[107]
Lucrezia de’ Medici to her husband Piero[108]
Lucrezia de’ Medici to her husband Piero[109]
Lucrezia de’ Medici to her husband Piero[110]
Lucrezia de’ Medici to her husband Piero[111]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to his mother Lucrezia at Bagno a Morba[115]
Piero de’ Medici to his wife Lucrezia at Morba[115]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to his mother Lucrezia at Bagno a Morba[116]
Contessina de’ Medici to her daughter-in-law Lucrezia at Bagno a Morba[117]
Piero de’ Medici to his wife Lucrezia at Bagno a Morba[117]
Luigi Pulci from Pisa to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Florence[118]
Luigi Pulci at Pisa to Lorenzo de’ Medici[119]
Cardinal Latino Orsini to Piero de’ Medici[120]
Filippo de’ Medici, Archbishop of Pisa, at Rome, to Piero de’ Medici[120]
Francesco Tornabuoni to his nephew Lorenzo de’ Medici[122]
Clarice Orsini to Lorenzo de’ Medici[123]
Francesco Tornabuoni to Lorenzo de’ Medici, his nephew[123]
Clarice Orsini to Lorenzo de’ Medici[125]
Rinaldo Orsini to Lorenzo de’ Medici[126]
Maddalena Orsini to Lorenzo de’ Medici[127]
Filippo de’ Medici, Archbishop of Pisa, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[127]
An Account of the Wedding of Lorenzo de’ Medici[129]
Rinaldo Orsini to his sister Clarice de’ Medici[134]
Giovanni di Bentivogli from Bologna to Piero de’ Medici at Florence[135]
Piero de’ Medici at Careggi to Lucrezia his wife in Florence[137]
Gentile Becchi to Clarice de’ Medici[138]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to his wife Clarice[140]
Lorenzo de’ Medici from Monza to his father Piero in Florence[141]
LORENZO DI PIERO DE’ MEDICI (1450-1492)[143]
Ricordi of Lorenzo the Magnificent, son of Piero di Cosimo de’ Medici[150]
Agnolo Poliziano to Lorenzo de’ Medici[156]
A. Alexander di Conio to Contessina de’ Medici[158]
Luigi Pulci to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Florence[159]
Clarice de’ Medici to her husband Lorenzo[161]
Luigi Pulci to Lorenzo de’ Medici[162]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Sixtus IV.[163]
Ingherami di Volterra, Apostolic Scribe, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[165]
Francesco Filelfo to Lorenzo de’ Medici[166]
Jacopo Ammanati, Cardinal of Pavia, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[167]
Jacopo Ammanati, Cardinal of Pavia, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[168]
The Syndic and Ancients of Galatea to Lucrezia de’ Medici[171]
Fra Cristofano d’Antonio di Mast ... to Lucrezia de’ Medici[172]
Matteo Franco to Lorenzo de’ Medici[173]
Giuliano de’ Medici from Pisa to his mother Lucrezia[174]
Bertoldo di Giovanni to Lorenzo de’ Medici[175]
Niccolò Roberti to Duke Borso d’Este[176]
Agnolo Poliziano at Pisa to Clarice de’ Medici[177]
Agnolo Poliziano to Clarice de’ Medici[178]
Clarice de’ Medici to her husband Lorenzo at Florence[178]
Lucrezia de’ Medici, from Bagno a Morba, to her son Lorenzo[179]
Lucrezia de’ Medici, from Bagno a Morba, to her son Lorenzo at Pisa[179]
Lucrezia de’ Medici to her grandmother Lucrezia at Bagno a Morba[180]
Agnolo Poliziano to Lucrezia de’ Medici at Bagno a Morba[181]
Lucrezia de’ Medici, from Bagno a Morba, to her son Lorenzo[182]
Lucrezia de’ Medici to her son Lorenzo, from Bagno a Morba[183]
Piero Malegonnelle (Vicar of Pomerance) to Lucrezia de’ Medici[184]
Piero Malegonnelle (Vicar of Pomerance) to Lucrezia de’ Medici[184]
Louis XI., King of France, to the Florentine Republic[192]
Louis XI. to Pope Sixtus IV.[193]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Tommaso Soderini at Milan[194]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Giovanni Lanfredini, Florentine Ambassador at Venice[196]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Louis XI., King of France[198]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Sforza de’ Bettini[199]
Messer Ceccho, from Milan, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[201]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Messer Giovanni di Bentivoglio at Milan[202]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Girolamo Morelli, Florentine Ambassador at Milan[203]
Sixtus IV. to the Duke Federigo of Urbino[205]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Girolamo Morelli, Florentine Ambassador at Milan[207]
Agnolo Poliziano at Pistoja to Lorenzo de’ Medici in Florence[208]
Agnolo Poliziano at Pistoja to Lorenzo de’ Medici[209]
Agnolo Poliziano at Pistoja to Lorenzo de’ Medici[210]
Agnolo Poliziano at Pistoja to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Florence[211]
Agnolo Poliziano at Pistoja to Lorenzo de’ Medici[212]
Piero de’ Medici (born 1472) to his father Lorenzo[212]
Clarice de’ Medici to Lucrezia[213]
Agnolo Poliziano to Lucrezia de’ Medici[213]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to the King of Spain[215]
Agnolo Poliziano, from Cafaggiuolo, to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Florence[216]
Piero de’ Medici to his father Lorenzo[216]
Agnolo Poliziano to Lorenzo de’ Medici[217]
Piero de’ Medici at Cafaggiuolo to his father Lorenzo[217]
Clarice de’ Medici to her husband Lorenzo[218]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to his mother Lucrezia in Florence[219]
Piero de’ Medici at Cafaggiuolo to his father Lorenzo[219]
Piero de’ Medici at Cafaggiuolo to his father Lorenzo[220]
Piero de’ Medici at Gagliano to his father Lorenzo[221]
Antonio Pucci to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Cafaggiuolo[221]
Lucrezia de’ Medici (daughter of Lorenzo) to her grandmother Lucrezia[222]
Nannina Rucellai to her mother Lucrezia de’ Medici[222]
Bianca de’ Pazzi to her mother Lucrezia de’ Medici at Careggi[223]
Agnolo Poliziano to Lucrezia de’ Medici at Careggi[224]
Guidantonio Vespucci, Legatus in Epistolis at Paris, to the Ten of the Balìa in Florence[226]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Girolamo Morelli, Florentine Ambassador at Milan[227]
To the Signoria of Florence, from Lorenzo de’ Medici[229]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Antonio Montecatino, Ambassador to Florence of the Duke of Ferrara[230]
Bartolommeo Scala, Secretary of the Florentine Republic, to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Naples[231]
Bartolommeo Scala, Secretary to the Florentine Republic, to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Naples[233]
Bartolommeo Scala, Secretary of the Florentine Republic, to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Naples[234]
Doctor Oliverio, from Bagno a Morba, to Lucrezia de’ Medici[235]
Ippolita Maria d’Aragona, Duchess of Calabria, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[236]
Papinio di Artimino to Lucrezia de’ Medici[237]
Papinio di Artimino, from Rome, to Lucrezia de’ Medici[238]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to the Doge of Venice[239]
To Albino, dear to me as a brother, Secretary of the Illustrious Duke of Calabria, from Lorenzo de’ Medici[240]
From Bartolommeo Sgnippi, Clerk of the Embassy, to Antonio Montecatino, Ambassador of the Duke of Ferrara (who had gone to Ferrara for a few days) to the Florentine Republic[241]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to the Duchess Eleonora d’Aragona d’Este at Ferrara[244]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to the Duke Ercole d’Este[244]
Frederick, Duke of Urbino, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[246]
Ugolino Baccio, from Basel, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[247]
Ugolino Baccio to Lorenzo de’ Medici[249]
Ugolino Baccio to Lorenzo de’ Medici[252]
Louis XI., King of France, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[254]
Bartolommeo Scala to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Bagno a Morba[255]
“In Amorpham Nympham,” Latin poem by Bartolommeo Scala, sent to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Bagno a Morba, April 25, 1484[256]
Guidantonio Vespucci, Florentine Ambassador at Rome, to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Florence[258]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to his son Piero in Rome, November 26, 1484[260]
Niccolò Michelozzi to Lorenzo de’ Medici at Morba[265]
Matteo Franco to Ser Piero Dovizi da Bibbiena, Chancellor of Lorenzo de’ Medici[267]
Two of Piero’s Sayings[272]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to the Duke Ercole d’Este[273]
Messer Guidone Aldrovandini, Ambassador to the Republic of Florence from Ferrara, to Duke Ercole d’Este[274]
Duke Ercole d’Este to Messer Aldrovandini, Ambassador of Ferrara to the Republic of Florence[276]
Messer Guidone Aldrovandini, Ambassador of Ferrara to the Republic of Florence, to the Duke Ercole d’Este[277]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Ugolino Baccio in Apulia[278]
Messer Guidone Aldrovandini, Ambassador from Ferrara to the Florentine Republic, to the Duke Ercole d’Este[280]
Duke Ercole d’Este to Messer Aldrovandini, Ambassador of Ferrara to the Florentine Republic[282]
Messer Guidone Aldrovandini, Ambassador of Ferrara to the Republic of Florence, to Duke Ercole d’Este[283]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Innocent VIII.[285]
Messer Aldrovandini, Ambassador from Ferrara to the Florentine Republic, to Duke Ercole d’Este[285]
Agnolo Poliziano to Lorenzo de’ Medici[288]
Matteo Franco, from Stigliano, to Ser Piero Dovizi da Bibbiena, Chancellor to Lorenzo de’ Medici, at Florence[289]
Messer Aldrovandini, Ambassador from Ferrara to the Florentine Republic, to the Duke Ercole d’Este[294]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Pope Innocent VIII.[296]
Messer Aldrovandini, Ambassador to the Republic of Florence, to the Duke Ercole d’Este[297]
Messer Aldrovandini, Ambassador of Ferrara to the Republic of Florence, to Duke Ercole d’Este[298]
Stefano, a trusted servant of Piero de’ Medici, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[299]
Petrus Bonus Avogarius, Doctor, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[301]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Piero Alamanni, Florentine Ambassador at Rome[303]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Innocent VIII.[304]
Manfredo di Manfredi (a new Ferrarese Ambassador) to Duke Ercole d’Este[305]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Pope Innocent VIII.[306]
A Manager of the Medici Bank to the Duke Ercole d’Este[309]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Giovanni Lanfredini, Florentine Ambassador at Rome[310]
Lorenzo de’ Medici, from the Baths of Spedaletto, to his daughter Contessina[310]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Giovanni Lanfredini, Florentine Ambassador at Rome[311]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Monseigneur d’Argenton (Philippe de Comines)[312]
Pietro Vettori, Florentine Ambassador at Naples, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[314]
Lorenzo de’ Medici, from Bagno San Filippo, to his son Piero[316]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to the Commissaries of Pistoja[317]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Ser Andrea at Siena[317]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Giovanni Lanfredini, Florentine Ambassador at Rome[318]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to Giovanni Lanfredini, Florentine Ambassador at Rome[319]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to the King of England[322]
Agnolo Poliziano to Lorenzo de’ Medici in Florence[323]
Pier Filippo Pandolfini, Florentine Ambassador at Rome, to Lorenzo de’ Medici[325]
Piero Leoni of Spoleto to Lorenzo de’ Medici[326]
Matteo Franco at Rome to Ser Piero Dovizi at Florence[327]
Manfredo di Manfredi, Ambassador from Ferrara to Florence, to the Duke Ercole d’Este[330]
Lorenzo de’ Medici to his son, Cardinal Giovanni, at Rome, in March 1492[332]
Cardinal Giovanni de’ Medici to his father Lorenzo[336]
Poliziano’s letter to Jacopo Antiquario describing the death of Lorenzo de’ Medici[336]
Bartolommeo Dei to his uncle Benedetto Dei, with Machiavelli in Ferrara[341]
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