The Merchant of Prato

This week, Danièle is joined by Peter Konieczny to discuss The Merchant of Prato and the lives of Francesco and Margherita Datini. Their story from 14th century Italy comes from one of the richest document finds ever made!  

The Merchant of Prato was written by Iris Origo was first published in 1957. There have been many editions made since then. Letters to Francesco Datini, by Margherita Datini, were translated by Carolyn James and Antonio Pagliaro in 2012.

Click here to learn more about the Datini Archive

The Datini home in Prato is now a museum. Click here to learn more.

See also:

Social Perception of Infertility and Its Treatment in Late Medieval Italy: Margherita Datini, an Italian Merchant’s Wife

Crafting the Merchant’s Wife’s Tale: Historians and the Domestic Rhetoric in the Correspondence of Margherita Datini (1360-1425)

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Top Image: Statue of Francesco Datini in Prato. Photo by Simon.zfn / Wikimedia Commons

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