What is the Documentary Sources Database?
The Medici Archive Project’s database is titled Documentary Sources for the Arts and Humanities in Medici Granducal Archive, 1537-1743. Fellows enter documents into a data management computer application divided into four sections: “documents”, “volumes”, “people”, “places”. When complete, all 6,429 volumes of letters will be described at the volume level with selective description at the document level. At present (Spring, 2009), the Documentary Sources database covers approximately 360 volumes, and 20,000 documents. It also contains biographical records for circa 20,000 people. Onsite in the Archivio di Stato, the Medici Archive Project’s research team is regularly adding new information.
