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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Bede Life of St. Cuthbert
Complete translation of Bede's "The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindesfarne," preceded by background information on Bede and Cuthbert.
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Fordham University: Internet Medieval Sourcebook: Medieval Jewish Life
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, gives links to Maimonides 613 Mitzvot, his laws of the Torah and Mashiach, and the Oath of Maimonides.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Lorenzo De Medici: Paternal Advice to a Cardinal
This site from the Medieval Sourcebook includes a letter written by Lorenzo De Medici to his son Giovanni in which he "warns his son to avoid vice and luxury."
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Francesco Petrarch: Letters, C 1372
This is an interesting site from the Medieval Sourcebook that lists some letters that Petrarch wrote to dead figures of the past. It will provide the researcher with a better understanding of the great historian and humanist.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Vasari Lives of the Artists
This wonderful site from the Fordham University indexes selections from the great writer Vasari and his major work on the lives of Renaissance artists. The text is translated into English and a bibliograpy is provided for further research.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: History of Florence
This site from the Fordham University provides a text by Niccolo Machiavelli about the history of Florence and Lorenzo de'Medici. It contains a biography about the great Florentine and how his life influenced the great Renaissance city.