Michelangelo’s grocery list from 1518. He illustrated the shopping list because the servant was illiterate. Now part of the collection of the Casa Buonarroti in Florence [1440×2048]
Michelangelo’s grocery list from 1518. He illustrated the shopping list because the servant was illiterate. Now part of the collection of the Casa Buonarroti in Florence [1440×2048]
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Here is a translation if someone is interested 🙂
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/r3bwy1/comment/hmazdox/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
I don’t buy the shopping list explanation. Seems to me that paper would be comparatively expensive in that era and people would instead use a chalk board slate for mundane/repetitive lists. I also don’t buy the illiterate servant argument – a generally illiterate person may not be able to write or read long form, but the vast majority know the meaning, shape and pronunciation of common keywords. Finally, if Michelangelo is wealthy enough to have one or more servants, one of those servants will be his cook who will order in the food.