Fondazione Istituto Internazionale di Storia Economica F. Datini

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Book presentation: "Le Marche, il Mediterraneo, l'Europa. Lettere di Paoluccio di maestro Paolo di Camerino a Francesco di Marco Datini (1395-1411)" by Emanuela Di Stefano
Organized by the Fondazione Istituto Internazionale di Storia Economica “F. Datini”, in collaboration with the Fondazione Fedrigoni Fabriano and Firenze University Press, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and under the patronage of the Municipality of Fabriano, the Marche Region, and the University of Camerino, the book presentation edited by Emanuela Di Stefano will take place on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 5:00 PM in the Sala Forme of the Historical Complex Cartiere Miliani in Fabriano (AN). The event, part of the "Fabriano Carta è Cultura" festival, will feature prominent scholars and institutional representatives to present a corpus of nearly six hundred letters offering a unique perspective on the history of paper and the socio-economic dynamics between the 14th and 15th centuries.

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The Human Solvency Prize - 3rd Edition 2026-2028 has been announced.
The prize aims to enhance the historical research of scholars who focus their investigations on the question of economic solvency considered in all its implications, starting from those of the languages, the theological, philosophical and legal lexicons that have structured concepts key such as poverty, common good, public debt, taxation, monetary institution. The intention is to promote a long-term approach by evaluating research and analysis of historical phenomena that developed between the 11th and 18th centuries. The prize amount is 8,000.00 euros.

For information, insights and schedule of the Prize, see the dedicated web pages: https://www.istitutodatini.it/human-solvency/home_e.htm

The Programme of the LVIII Study Week 2027 is now online.
See the LVIII Study Week 2027 Programme
"The role of foreign communities in the economic growth of pre-industrial Europe and Mediterranean Area (13th-18th centuries) • The role of foreign communities in the economic growth of pre-industrial Europe and Mediterranean Area (13th-18th centuries)"
Prato, 9-13 May 2027
[Download the registration form for the Study Week 2027]

Volume no. 6 of the series Datini Studies in Economic History has been published: Gestione del rischio, insolvenza e bancarotta nel mondo premoderno (secc. XIII-XVIII) / Risk management, insolvency, and bankruptcy in the pre-modern world (13th-18th centuries), edited by Angela Orlandi.
Enjoy your reading!
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[download the book in 'open access' format]