AMORIM, B. G. L.; AMORIM, Breno Gomes de Lima.
Abstract:
The present work aims to analyze the relationship betweenthe economic propositions contained
in the Libri de/la Famigliat by Leon Battista Albertit and the development of mercantile
practices in Florentine society, considering the period between the end o f the 14th century and
the beginning ofthe 15th century. The work is structured into three chapters. Inthe frrst chapter,
we discuss the Alberti family's alliances with families criticai of Florence's oligarchic sectors
and economic agents involved in large-scale trade. Then, we analyze the interactions between
the domestic economy and the market economy contained in Librit highlighting that the writer's
formulations on household management and the figure o f the domestic administrator are based
on the principies of economic rationality. Finally, we study how ethical foundations guide
Alberti's notion of economy, through a discursive elaboration in defense of the notion of
common good. From this perspective, the work intends to contribute to the historiographical
discussion about the economy in pre-industrial societies.
