Cassoni are known as bridal chests made in Italy from the 14th to the 16th centuries. Lavishly painted, they were gifted by the groom to the bride.
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Travelling in the Middle Ages
Exciting exhibition at the Bargello in Firenze tells the story of medieval travellers and their journeys
Plague Victims?
ARCHAEOLOGY: Sixty skeletons buried in a graveyard from the 5th – 6th century have been found in Florence
Piera de’ Medici
NEW RESEARCH: Abbess Piera de Medici’ and her kin in Renaissance Florence...
Magnificent
In 1485 Lorenzo il Magnifico commissioned three prayer-books...