Anatomy of a Dispute: Leonardo, Pacioli and Scientific Courtly Entertainment in Renaissance Milan
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Q2. What was the role of the court in the battle?
The court, with its emphasis on spectacle and entertainment, represented a privileged space in which to wage such intellectual battles.
Q3. How many golden ducs did Varesi earn?
He rapidly ascended to power and prestige: by 1480 Ludovico il Moro assigned Varesi an annual salary of a hundred golden duc-15 Ibid., fol.
Q4. What is the significance of the letters of dedication of some of the Ferrarese physicians?
as in the case of Pacioli and the Ferrarese physicians, the letters of dedication of some of their writings allow us to infer that they were written and produced for courtly consumption and geared towards the acquisition of privileges and the consolidation of patronage relationships.
Q5. What is the role of the courtly dispute in the sixteenth century?
As such, it involves courtiers and intellectuals, academicians and craftsmen, subtly crossing the conventional boundaries of fifteenth century Italian court hierarchies, and allowing for the subversion, permissible only by the Duke’s willingness to grant patronage, of the social order of Renaissance society.
Q6. What is the significance of the study of Galileo?
Biagioli’s study of Galileo certainly provides positive evidence of Galileo’s crafty use of disputation for social and intellectual promotion at the Medici court in the sixteenth century.
Q7. What was the role of disputation in the educational curriculum in Italy?
41 Within Italian universities the scholastic disputation was an integral part of the educational curriculum, sanctioned by the university statutes.
Q8. Where was the teaching of music at the university?
29teaching of music at the university level was at Milan between 1494-1499, when Franchino Gaffurio was appointed by Ludovico “ad lecturam musicae” in the Milanese studio.
Q9. What is the significance of the duel?
As the passing of time has relegated most of this figures to oblivion, it is only through an accurate reconstruction of their role at court that historians can assess fully the importance of the duel and the roles played in it by Pacioli and Leonardo.