Abstract
This essay analyses the previously unexplored protocol of the notary Angelo degli Atti da Todi, which contains 141 new sources on the history of Rome – City and Curia – during the pontificate of Martin V and the early pontificate of Eugenius IV. After an overview of notarial research on early Renaissance Rome, it presents Angelo degli Atti’s career and cultural profile, based partly on his will, found in a legal dispute over inheritance with the Florentine Alberti family. Possibilities for analysing the protocol are then discussed. For the first time, this protocol provides insights into the jurisdiction of the Camera Apostolica in the period mentioned and expands our knowledge of the actors and transactions of the Papal Finance at the Curia of Martin V, especially as regards the Florentine merchant bankers, and above all the Alberti and Boscoli. The protocol also contains a wide range of sources on the history of Rome, including its art history and the maritime economy in which the city was involved. The entire protocol is made accessible by regesta including an index of persons and places.
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Die Recherchen für diesen Aufsatz wurden durch ein fellowship der Beinecke Library ermöglicht, der hier herzlich gedankt sei! Die Abfassung erfolgte in einer Situation, in der Archiv- und Bibliotheksrecherchen nur unter größten Einschränkungen möglich waren. Für die solidarische digitale Bereitstellung von Materialien und Auskünfte dankt der Verfasser vielen der hier zitierten Institutionen sowie Kolleginnen und Kollegen.
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