Geografie della guerra nella Toscana del Rinascimento. Produzione di armi e circolazione dei pratici

Developing from the historiography regarding medieval fortifications, this paper aims to examine lesser-known spaces of Renaissance warfare, as arsenals, foundries, and forges. The context of this analysis is the Florentine Republic of the fifteenth century, whose statesmen have been often blamed for their lack of interest in warfare. Nevertheless, a study of the primary sources produced by the military institutions of the Republic reveals the crucial importance of the role played by the public demand in the construction of new manufacturing facilities, in the introduction of technical innovations, in the trade of materiel, in the circulation of craftsmen, and in the formation of their practical skills.