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Ranke And The Venetian Document Market, Ugo Tucci
Ranke And The Venetian Document Market, Ugo Tucci
The Courier
This article discusses Leopold von Ranke, the seminal historian, specifically his times in Venice, where he developed his thorough objective historical method, under the influence of Venetian ambassadorial writings, or relazioni. He was also in the perfect situation to amass an impressive manuscript and rare book collection, as the Republic was falling at the time, and entire library and art collections were being liquidated. His vast collection is now part of the Syracuse University's Special Collections.
Ranke's Favorite Source: The Relazioni Of The Venetian Ambassadors, Gino Benzoni
Ranke's Favorite Source: The Relazioni Of The Venetian Ambassadors, Gino Benzoni
The Courier
This article describes how certain administrative documents written in Venice during the Holy Roman Empire, dubbed relazioni, had a profound effect on the famous historian Leopold von Ranke, and the development of his extremely objective historiography. Von Ranke collected many of these relazioni, and they can be found in the Ranke Library at Syracuse University.