Un polo documentario in trasformazione: la cancelleria vescovile bresciana nella prima metà del Quattrocento : personale e strutture

Through the analysis of an extensive archival documentation, this article provides insights into the phenomena that concerned the episcopal chancery of Brescia in the first decades of the fifteenth century. An early stage of dismantling and crisis was followed by a long phase of reconstruction, concerning both the administrative and government structures and the staff employed. In the conclusive appendix, the author briefly presents biographical details for all the writing professionals employed by the episcopal curia in the period at issue.