Historical Fiction Research

Leonardo, possible self-portrait Leonardo da Vinci is probably the Renaissance man who gave birth to the concept of "Renaissance man...

This sign is a good example of why I prefer reading Italian materials in Italian. The churchgoers who speak Italian are treated to a whole...

Question: What do the following have in common? 1. Dino Similar 2. Lottery of the Best Gain 3. Sniper dei Bardi 4. Moscow Lamberti...

Last time, we saw the unfortunate Ricoverino de' Cerchi injured in a street fight in Florence on May Day, 1300. We used the example of ...

Ricoverino de' Cerchi I write about Florence, and I've been lucky enough to make several trips to that storied city, for resear...

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill Pieter Claeszoon I'm sure I'm not the only writer who has acquired a talisman or...

14th century manuscript of Dante's Commedia --> This post addresses one of my pet peeves in historical fiction. It is a so...