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Where did the Medici (and other Florentine banking families) keep their money and how did they secure it?

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Did Piero "the Unfortunate" de' Medici have supporters in Florence after he was exiled in 1494?

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How much money (in florin, lira, soldi, or denari) would I have needed to enjoy a day out in Florence in 1475? I would like to buy two meals, a dessert, and perhaps a trinket or two from vendors.

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I'm looking for a resource describing life for citizens of Florence during the Renaissance.

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How did the guilds of Renaissance-era Florence select and train their apprentices?

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What specific cryptographic (the use of codes and ciphers to protect secrets) methods were used in Europe in the middle ages and the Italian Renaissance?

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What ciphers or coded messages were used during the Italian renaissance?

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What were funeral services like for common citizens in Italy during the Renaissance (1400s - 1500s)?

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What was daily life like for a locksmith in Florence during the Renaissance?

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What is the exact meaning of the articles before Italian surnames of the middle ages - e.g., "da" Vinci, "de" Medici, "della" Rovere, etc.,? What did each of these articles (and others like them) mean? Why were they used? And when did they become less common?

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Where did the Medici (and other Florentine banking families) keep their money and how did they secure it?	5
Did Piero "the Unfortunate" de' Medici have supporters in Florence after he was exiled in 1494?	5
How much money (in florin, lira, soldi, or denari) would I have needed to enjoy a day out in Florence in 1475? I would like to buy two meals, a dessert, and perhaps a trinket or two from vendors.	5
I'm looking for a resource describing life for citizens of Florence during the Renaissance.	5
How did the guilds of Renaissance-era Florence select and train their apprentices?	4
What specific cryptographic (the use of codes and ciphers to protect secrets) methods were used in Europe in the middle ages and the Italian Renaissance?	3
What ciphers or coded messages were used during the Italian renaissance?	3
What were funeral services like for common citizens in Italy during the Renaissance (1400s - 1500s)?	3
What was daily life like for a locksmith in Florence during the Renaissance?	3
What is the exact meaning of the articles before Italian surnames of the middle ages - e.g., "da" Vinci, "de" Medici, "della" Rovere, etc.,? What did each of these articles (and others like them) mean? Why were they used? And when did they become less common?	3