The Medici Archive Project (MAP) is an independent research institute whose aim is to preserve and valorize the archives of the Medici dynasty, which comprise over fifteen million documents (many of them are featured in the MIA DATABASE). MAP also serves as a major academic hub for scholars and students worldwide in the field of Italian Renaissance and early modern studies.
Galileo Galilei is one of the most famous and controversial scholars of all time. This talk explores Galileo's rise to fame and shows that fame, in the early modern world, was at once a highly coveted and a highly suspicious asset that not only attracted attention to Galileo's works, but also opened him up to accusations of vanity, pride, and unreliability that would shape his career and legacy.
Anna-Luna Post is a historian of knowledge with a dual speciality in early modern Italy and the Dutch Republic.
Galileo Galilei is one of the most famous and controversial scholars of all time. This talk explores Galileo's rise to fame and shows that fame, in the early modern world, was at once a highly coveted and a highly suspicious asset that not only attracted attention to Galileo's works, but also opened him up to accusations of vanity, pride, and unreliability that would shape his career and legacy.
Anna-Luna Post is a historian of knowledge with a dual speciality in early modern Italy and the Dutch Republic.
Individuals who join Friends of MAP share in the thrill of historical discovery thanks to special experiences reserved just for them, including the MAP Forum (our online lecture series), and a host of other features such as weekly free lessons in reading Italian documents called “Friday Lunch Letters.”
