Pitti and Dati Florence Diaries

From 1380 to 1430, Pitti and Dati were witness to one of the most creative half-centuries in all of human existence. The two diarists were businessmen, but each from distinctly different backgrounds. Pitti was a member of one of Florence’s most aristocratic families, on a level with the wealthy and powerful Medicis. Dati’s origins, on the other hand, were much more modest than Pitti’s, but despite these humble origins he achieved wealth and considerable political influence in his lifetime.

Pitti’s diary gives us insight into the socio-politics and economics of this era in Florence, along with Venice, the two Republics to survive in Italy. Pitti was a diverse and complex man, one who gambled, bought and sold jewels, and traded everything from saffron to wine. His accounts of his gambling do more than show us he was often unsuccessful at the sport, they als

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n deliberation that he will never be able to accept a post if it means he will have to make decisions that involve capital punishment. We also see in his rejection of such a post that he is a man of discipline, one who controls his passions and ambitions, but we also see that he is a man who only respects himself if he earns his own way: I shall abide by God’s will, accepting those offices of the guilds or Commune for which my name shall be draw, and not refusing labor but serving and doing what good I may. In this way I shall restrain my own presumption and tendency towards ambition and shall live in freedom without demeaning myself by begging favors from any. And if I should depart from this resolve, I condemn myself each time to distribute two gold florins in alms within a month. (Brucker 125-126) Pitti’s diary is also quite revealing about the man himself. His accounts of politics and the political scene in Florence during this era demonstrate his elitist and aristocratic bent where government control is concerned. However, this is not to say that he has illusions regarding the efficacy of the present leadership. He is quite critical of the current power structure and he blames its leaders as being responsible for t
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Approximate Word count = 1522
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page)