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Vanna Arrighi
This essay examines how Cosimo I de’ Medici reshaped Florence’s chancery, blending republican administrative traditions with new princely structures. It highlights the rise of secretaries and auditors as key actors, the creation of innovative documentary forms, and the growing overlap between court service and public office. Through institutional reforms and personal networks, Cosimo built a centralized, flexible bureaucracy that redefined governance in the nascent Medici state.
