14th century history florence created year year linear format written banker official idea came attending jubilee city rome realized rome historical achievements known desired lay history origins city florence described detail building projects city statistical information population commerce trade education religious facilities described disasters floods fires life work continued brother nephew death described introduction statistics positive element history oldest manuscript vatican library viii dating time composition organization divided books deal largely legendary history florence starting conventionally biblical times second phase books covers history time way outlines events theme year year accounts gained criticism years writing episodic manner lacking theme point view chronicles intercut historical episodes reported heard little interpretation led historical work making mistakes biographies historical contemporary people living outside florence known monarchs description events fairly accurate according historian green state represented departure medieval chronicles approach taken describing events statistics medieval relied divine providence explain outcome events notable passages writes defeat major setback historical progress civil war faction united rome allied descendants emperor holy roman empire supported according stand defending independence estimated troops killed captured battle states conservative numbers regards subsequent historians writing battle casualties describes rebuilding florence rebellion notes conditions state states citizens florence small stature cathedral fit greatness city agreed expand renew building new foundation laid september year adding new marble figures mentions cardinal sent pope rome laid stone foundation significant event papal visit florence relates construction church required paid city treasury addition head tax adult male july work began new bell tower cathedral stone placed bishop florence audience clergy notes chose fellow citizen designer tower man sovereign master painting time according people florence laid foundation replace town hall located house church new serve protective municipal palace strife people renewal months family houses stood location new rebels florence plaza intentionally laid location homes rebuilt according family allowed return florence planning large plaza florence purchased homes citizens family demolished room construction fact main tower built previously existing tower family known cow trend building country homes early 14th century boasts florence architecture monasteries churches ornate houses beautiful palaces opinion clear title chapter topic greatness status city florence quick add spent lavish continuous homes considered crazy extravagant spending describes growing trend early 14th century affluent citizens building large country homes far outside walls florence hills works sponsored holding eastern florence constructed vicar count reside writes robert vicar oversaw construction large new palace suggest robert vicar great influence construction eastern addition del including famine famine devastated florence caused people turn away approached towns provide food reports florence turn away cared approached city need immediate according sought grain sicily having brought port transporting way florence great expense florence sought aid food supplies writes bread riots poor afford wheat salaries long lasted heavy charge public purse kept price half gold half times normal figure affect reduction permitted wheat mixed fourth volume grain spite government people market great necessary protect officials means guards fitted block punish spot loss hands feet states florence spent gold effects disaster order save funds calm rage poor baker city bread weighing sold price fixed consideration poor workers day buy bread survive describes vivid detail effects widespread famine year killed estimated people florence year plague fires june fire broke left bank bridge destroying shops located bridge notes heavy loss local florence died fire september year fire broke household killing people house located near church february fire broke palace leading magistrate city fire destroyed roof palace destroyed thirds entire structure ground floor prompting government rebuild residence totally stone way roof july year palace wool guild caught fire ground floor destroyed prompting wool guild reconstruct new residence larger scale stone leading roof flood states noon thursday november flood spread entire plain wrote nightfall eastern wall city water damaged washed away flood allowing flood waters breach fill city streets claims water rose altar florence reaching half height columns notes columns presented florence years lines day indicating water level reached flood claims height flood water courtyard palace residence reached bridge collapsed exception arches bridge collapsed pier arch located church save central piers swept away huge logs rushing water allowing water build leap arches states old statue mars stood pedestal near taken flood describes plague widespread inhabitants france florence notes killed greece turkey countries places sea levant areas syria islands rhodes sicily soon reached shores mainland relating course events sailors genoa brought plague mainland europe writes gone black_sea returned infected sailors return journey arrived genoa died corrupted air extent came near bodies died shortly disease appeared certain groin victims blood days dead priest confessed sick generally caught infection victims abandoned deprived confession medicine nursing lands cities plague lasted till unable complete sentence died plague writing municipal statistics recorded statistics associated city florence included certainly wasn limited figures banks located city members association city judges physicians surgical doctors shops dealers week city consumed grain city annually consumed sheep goats pigs wrote annually month july imported population states population florence men women children reference years estimated bread needed daily recorded exact figure residents says reliable data included poor april year black deposited male child baptized white deposited female child baptized florence average annual birth rate figured pointed newborn males outnumbered newborn females count noted day adult male citizen population city age seventy bear arms noble upper class citizens stated times foreigners soldiers city education population statistics offered statistics education wrote boys girls learning read numbered year children learning use mathematics large prestigious schools florence students attendance learn proper grammar logic religious facilities offered statistics religious health facilities total number churches florence suburbs including parishes monks women orders hospitals beds offer sick dying overall chaplain priests city commerce trade religious facilities provided information commerce trade states workshops overseen guild wool merchants industry florence states workshops produced pieces cloth year total worth gold states sum remained land reward labor people lived sum money notes earlier florence actually workshops producing pieces cloth annually quality lesser value knowledge english wool noted rise wool industry 13th century came shift producing mass cheap products high margin luxury produced limited qualities high demand guild sellers french cloth annually imported pieces cloth worth gold sold streets florence large unknown exported florence large international traders entering florence states attempts creating market early 14th century failed market florence knights states dress knights day knights previous government florence popular second government denied authority status persons new city passed stated belong guild council captain people barred serving standard justice judges effectively excluded powerful city holding important offices prison built writes punished failing adhere legacy stands milestone achievement history european chronicles writes account provided basis historical works extensive work allowed greater study contemporary modern historians limitations relying inaccurate accounts eras preceding compilation earlier chronicles provided little substantive factual material relying instead legendary accounts analyze question validity historian called chronicle mature expression history relied covering events florence earliest history adopted highly questionable legendary accounts true historical events work reliable comes historical events occurred lifetime factual errors contemporary biographies presented writes interest economic details statistical information political psychological insight signifies modern late medieval chronicler europe adds reliance divine providence aligned medieval tradition credible historians renaissance
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