Episode #103
Why Leonardo was a saboteur, Gutenberg went broke, and Florence was weird – Ada Palmer
Ambassador visiting Renaissance Florence: “Where am I? None of this has existed for a thousand years."
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What this episode covers
Ambassador visiting Renaissance Florence: “Where am I? None of this has existed for a thousand years."
Where to start
Why it was so hard for Gutenberg to make any money off the printing press
Why it was so hard for Gutenberg to make any money off the printing press
Start at 58:12
The Library of Alexandria isn’t where most ancient books were lost
The Library of Alexandria isn’t where most ancient books were lost
Start at 1:23:02
Why the industrial revolution didn’t happen in Italy
Why the industrial revolution didn’t happen in Italy
Start at 1:17:34
People and topics
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Key takeaways
- How cosplaying Ancient Rome led to the Renaissance
- How Florence’s weird republic worked
- How the Medicis took over Florence
- Why it was so hard for Gutenberg to make any money off the printing press
- Why the industrial revolution didn’t happen in Italy