cupola   Document Date Summary Context of query o0202001.135vd 1430/1 gennaio 19 Authorization to contract out up to 300.000 broad bricks for the cupola. Authorization to contract out up to 300.000 broad bricks for the cupola. o0202001.177a 1430/1 gennaio 23 Destruction of the model of the church except for the armature of the cupola. Destruction of the model of the church except for the armature of the cupola. o0202001.137e 1430/1 febbraio 14 Order to have mortar slaked to begin the work on the cupola. Order to have mortar slaked to begin the work on the cupola. o0202001.142vi 1431 maggio 30 Reconfirmation of a worker to hoist loads up to the cupola. Reconfirmation of a worker to hoist loads up to the cupola. o0202001.177b 1431 giugno 23 Reconfirmation of Brunelleschi and Ghiberti as supervisors of the cupola. Reconfirmation of Brunelleschi and Ghiberti as supervisors of the cupola. o0204013.017i 1431 agosto 16 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.017vb 1431 agosto 16 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.148b 1431 agosto 28 Authorization to begin work on the cupola. Authorization to begin work on the cupola. o0204013.018vg 1431 settembre 30 Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.019c 1431 ottobre 4 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.019d 1431 ottobre 4 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.019vi 1431 ottobre 25 Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.020a 1431 ottobre 25 Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.020b 1431 ottobre 25 Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.021vc 1431 novembre 28 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.022b 1431 dicembre Payment for carriage of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for carriage of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.022h 1431 dicembre 12 Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.022i 1431 dicembre 12 Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.022va 1431 dicembre 12 Payment for sprinkling the walls of the cupola. Payment for sprinkling the walls of the cupola. o0204013.022vb 1431 dicembre 12 Payment for sprinkling the walls of the cupola. Payment for sprinkling the walls of the cupola. o0204013.023b 1431 dicembre 27 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.023c 1431 dicembre 27 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.153vg 1431/2 febbraio 4 Order to destroy the model of the cupola of Brunelleschi. Order to destroy the model of the cupola of Brunelleschi. o0204013.025c 1431/2 febbraio 4 Payment for transport of sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for transport of sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.025d 1431/2 febbraio 4 Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for transport of large sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.025g 1431/2 febbraio 4 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.025i 1431/2 febbraio 4 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.026ve 1431/2 marzo 3 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.026vg 1431/2 marzo 3 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.028l 1431/2 marzo 14 Payment for transport of sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for transport of sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.028vb 1431/2 marzo 14 Payment for transport of sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for transport of sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.028vc 1431/2 marzo 14 Payment for transport of sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for transport of sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0204013.029i 1431/2 marzo 19 Payment to the master builder for expenditures for the crane on the cupola. Payment to the master builder for expenditures for the crane on the cupola. o0202001.156vh 1432 marzo 27 Hiring of a master for construction on the cupola. Hiring of a master for construction on the cupola. o0202001.156vi 1432 marzo 27 Authorization to a worker to replace his brother in the job of of hoisting loads up to the cupola. Authorization to a worker to replace his brother in the job of of hoisting loads up to the cupola. o0202001.158d 1432 aprile 16 Prohibition to enter the work site of the church for having committed a obscene act in the spiral staircase of the cupola. Prohibition to enter the work site of the church for having committed a obscene act in the spiral staircase of the cupola. o0202001.160e 1432 maggio 7 Prohibition to convey bricks found unsuitable for the cupola. Prohibition to convey bricks found unsuitable for the cupola. o0202001.167g 1432 agosto 12 Order to close the cupola and construct the oculus of the lantern according to the measurements verified in the wood model. Order to close the cupola and construct the oculus of the lantern according to the measurements verified in the wood model. o0204013.038l 1432 agosto 12 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.178b 1432 agosto 22 Reconfirmation of the supervisors of the main cupola for a year. Reconfirmation of the supervisors of the main cupola for a year. o0204004.007u 1432 agosto 22 Reconfirmation of the supervisor of the cupola. Reconfirmation of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.168i 1432 agosto 27 Order to have the masters work only on the cupola. Order to have the masters work only on the cupola. o0204004.008b 1432 agosto 27 Injunction to have the masters work only on the cupola on pain of dismissal. Injunction to have the masters work only on the cupola on pain of dismissal. o0204013.040h 1432 agosto 30 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.040i 1432 agosto 30 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.169va 1432 settembre 5 Commission to two wardens to contract out stones for the cupola. Commission to two wardens to contract out stones for the cupola. o0202001.168vf 1432 settembre 17 Prohibition to the masters employed on the cupola to work with chisels on the ground, and permission to five of them selected by lot to plaster and do similar things when it is not possible to work above. Prohibition to the masters employed on the cupola to work with chisels on the ground, and permission to five of them selected by lot to plaster and do similar things when it is not possible to work above. o0204004.009vh 1432 settembre 17 Payment for the stones of the oculus of the cupola. Payment for the stones of the oculus of the cupola. o0204004.009vp 1432 settembre 17 Authorization to some masters of the cupola to work on other tasks, excluding stone carving, when the weather is inclement. Authorization to some masters of the cupola to work on other tasks, excluding stone carving, when the weather is inclement. o0204013.041va 1432 settembre 17 Payment for the purchase of sandstone blocks for the cupola. Payment for the purchase of sandstone blocks for the cupola. o0202001.187f 1432 settembre 19 Order that one of the masons be excluded from lottery among those prevented by rain from working on the cupola, but that he may work continuously. Order that one of the masons be excluded from lottery among those prevented by rain from working on the cupola, but that he may work continuously. o0202001.189h 1432 ottobre 29 Order to have small arches of marble prepared for the external ribs of the cupola. Order to have small arches of marble prepared for the external ribs of the cupola. o0204004.013b 1432 ottobre 29 Authorization to utilize small arches of marble to make the external ribs of the cupola. Authorization to utilize small arches of marble to make the external ribs of the cupola. o0202001.189va 1432 ottobre 30 Order to have models prepared of the closing of the cupola and of the lantern. Order to have models prepared of the closing of the cupola and of the lantern. o0202001.189vd 1432 ottobre 30 Hiring of masters for the cupola. Hiring of masters for the cupola. o0202001.189vf 1432 ottobre 30 Order that the masters employed on the ground work exclusively on the stairs of the cupola. Order that the masters employed on the ground work exclusively on the stairs of the cupola. o0204004.014m 1432 novembre 29 Contract for lintels for the cupola. Contract for lintels for the cupola. o0204013.046vf 1432/3 gennaio 7 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.195va 1432/3 febbraio 6 Order to have sandstone treads made for the steps of the chapels of the great cupola. Order to have sandstone treads made for the steps of the chapels of the great cupola. o0204013.050m 1432/3 marzo 4 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.050n 1432/3 marzo 4 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.196l 1433 marzo 27 Authorization to contract out sawing of stone blocks for the closing of the great cupola with set price. Authorization to contract out sawing of stone blocks for the closing of the great cupola with set price. o0204013.052ve 1433 aprile 1 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204004.021i 1433 maggio 19 Purchase of glass for the middle oculus of the cupola. Purchase of glass for the middle oculus of the cupola. o0204013.055p 1433 maggio 19 Payment for the oculus of glass of the main cupola. Payment for the oculus of glass of the main cupola. o0204013.055vg 1433 maggio 19 Payment for purchase of linen cloth for covering the oculus of the cupola. Payment for purchase of linen cloth for covering the oculus of the cupola. o0202001.202a 1433 luglio 3 Term for hoisting loads up to the cupola with oxen on pain of sale of the same. Term for hoisting loads up to the cupola with oxen on pain of sale of the same. o0202001.203g 1433 luglio 16 Authority to a warden to have stones cut for the cupola. Authority to a warden to have stones cut for the cupola. o0204004.025p 1433 luglio 17 Payment for purchase of wine to give to the masters of the cupola. Payment for purchase of wine to give to the masters of the cupola. o0204004.026l 1433 agosto 6 Authorization to quarry stones for the cupola at Trassinaia. Authorization to quarry stones for the cupola at Trassinaia. o0204013.061vf 1433 agosto 11 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.204vb 1433 agosto 13 Request of pardon for a master of stained glass windows who could work on the glass oculi of the cupola and of the church. Request of pardon for a master of stained glass windows who could work on the glass oculi of the cupola and of the church. o0204013.063vi 1433 ottobre 18 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.206ve 1433 ottobre 26 Authority to buy linen cloth and other things in order to cover two oculi of the cupola with cloth. Authority to buy linen cloth and other things in order to cover two oculi of the cupola with cloth. o0202001.206vg 1433 ottobre 26 Price fixed for carriage of stone blocks from Trassinaia for the closing of the great cupola. Price fixed for carriage of stone blocks from Trassinaia for the closing of the great cupola. o0204004.028b 1433 ottobre 26 Authorization to buy cloth and other things needed to cover with cloth two oculi of the cupola. Authorization to buy cloth and other things needed to cover with cloth two oculi of the cupola. o0204013.064b 1433 ottobre 29 Payment for expenditures incurred for covering two oculi of the cupola with cloth. Payment for expenditures incurred for covering two oculi of the cupola with cloth. o0204013.064vp 1433 novembre 19 Payment for purchase of glass made in Venice for the oculus of the cupola. Payment for purchase of glass made in Venice for the oculus of the cupola. o0204013.068m 1433 dicembre 30 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.069g 1433/4 gennaio 31 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.069h 1433/4 gennaio 31 Salary (of the supervisor of the cupola). Salary (of the supervisor of the cupola). o0204013.069vh 1433/4 febbraio 13 Payment for two wheels for the construction framework of the cupola. Payment for two wheels for the construction framework of the cupola. o0202001.210vn 1433/4 febbraio 16 Prohibition to the masters to descend from the cupola more than once a day. Prohibition to the masters to descend from the cupola more than once a day. o0204004.033p 1433/4 febbraio (16) (Prohibition) to descend from the cupola. (Prohibition) to descend from the cupola. o0202001.211va 1433/4 marzo 17 Contract for stones for the closing of the cupola and the base of the lantern. Contract for stones for the closing of the cupola and the base of the lantern. o0202001.211vh 1433/4 marzo 18 Payment determined for the hoisting of loads up to the cupola by means of oxen. Payment determined for the hoisting of loads up to the cupola by means of oxen. o0202001.212b 1433/4 marzo 24 Authorization to commission sandstone oculi for the cupola. Authorization to commission sandstone oculi for the cupola. o0204013.072vi 1433/4 marzo 24 Salary (of the supervisor of the cupola). Salary (of the supervisor of the cupola). o0204013.072vl 1433/4 marzo 24 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.073c 1434 aprile 10 Salary (of the supervisor of the cupola). Salary (of the supervisor of the cupola). o0202001.215a 1434 aprile 20 Authorization to commission a glass oculus of the cupola over the chapel of Saint Zenobius. Authorization to commission a glass oculus of the cupola over the chapel of Saint Zenobius. o0204013.073vb 1434 aprile 20 Payment for a glass oculus for the cupola. Payment for a glass oculus for the cupola. o0204004.036n 1434 aprile 22 Loan of a house to those making the oculus of glass for the cupola. Loan of a house to those making the oculus of glass for the cupola. o0204013.075b 1434 maggio 4 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.075l 1434 maggio 11 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.075va 1434 maggio 12 Payment for oculi of the corridor of the cupola. Payment for oculi of the corridor of the cupola. o0202001.218c 1434 giugno 17 Order to complete the model of the cupola and of the lantern. Order to complete the model of the cupola and of the lantern. o0204013.077ve 1434 luglio 6 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.077vf 1434 luglio 6 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.219d 1434 luglio 27 Commission for models for a head of clay to be placed upon the closing of the cupola. Commission for models for a head of clay to be placed upon the closing of the cupola. o0202001.219vd 1434 luglio 30 Authority to contract out stone blocks for the closing of the cupola. Authority to contract out stone blocks for the closing of the cupola. o0204013.079vb 1434 luglio 30 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.079vc 1434 luglio 30 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.219vf 1434 agosto 6 Announcement of competition for the supply of slabs for the cupola. Announcement of competition for the supply of slabs for the cupola. o0202001.179va 1434 agosto 12 Evaluation of the priorities in the work to be executed after the closing of the cupola: first preparations for use of the new part of the church and construction of the lantern, and only later construction of the new chapels and covering of the tribune. Evaluation of the priorities in the work to be executed after the closing of the cupola: first preparations for use of the new part of the church and construction of the lantern, and only later construction of the new chapels and covering of the tribune. o0202001.220vf 1434 agosto 25 Authority to contract out marble for the cupola. Authority to contract out marble for the cupola. o0202001.221ve 1434 settembre 2 Contract for slabs of sandstone for the closing of the cupola. Contract for slabs of sandstone for the closing of the cupola. o0204013.080vl 1434 settembre 2 Payment for slabs for the floor of the corridor of the cupola. Payment for slabs for the floor of the corridor of the cupola. o0204004.037i 1434 settembre 10 Payment for the supply of corner-pieces of marble for the oculus of the cupola. Payment for the supply of corner-pieces of marble for the oculus of the cupola. o0204013.083va 1434 novembre 9 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.083vb 1434 novembre 9 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.086vf 1434 dicembre 31 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.086vg 1434 dicembre 31 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.226d 1434/5 gennaio 11 Authorization to set the recompense for transport of the jambs and door of the corridor of the cupola. Authorization to set the recompense for transport of the jambs and door of the corridor of the cupola. o0204013.090a 1434/5 gennaio 31 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.090b 1434/5 gennaio 31 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.092vf 1434/5 marzo 19 Payment to Ghiberti for the design, not utilized, for the first oculus of the cupola. Payment to Ghiberti for the design, not utilized, for the first oculus of the cupola. o0204013.097vi 1435 aprile 29 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.234vd 1435 maggio 18 Letter to the supervisors of Pisa asking them to procure the shipment of eight blocks for the cornices of the great cupola and a rope for the hoist. Letter to the supervisors of Pisa asking them to procure the shipment of eight blocks for the cornices of the great cupola and a rope for the hoist. o0204013.100vo 1435 giugno 15 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.102g 1435 giugno 28 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.102h 1435 giugno 28 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0801002.045vc 1435 agosto 6 Account of the supervisor of the cupola. Account of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.105c 1435 agosto 30 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.105d 1435 agosto 30 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0801002.052vb 1435 agosto 31 Account of the supervisor of the cupola. Account of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.240vf 1435 settembre 1 Letter to the Captain of Pisa instructing him to buy hemp for a rope to be made for the hoist of the great cupola. Letter to the Captain of Pisa instructing him to buy hemp for a rope to be made for the hoist of the great cupola. o0204013.106vf 1435 settembre 30 Payment for the purchase of square bricks for paving the area under the great cupola. Payment for the purchase of square bricks for paving the area under the great cupola. o0204013.108vh 1435 ottobre 31 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.108vi 1435 ottobre 31 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.109i 1435 novembre 4 Payment for kiln load of broad bricks to be made to pave the floor under the great cupola. Payment for kiln load of broad bricks to be made to pave the floor under the great cupola. o0204013.114d 1435 dicembre 30 Payment for the purchase of square terracotta bricks for the floor under the cupola. Payment for the purchase of square terracotta bricks for the floor under the cupola. o0204013.114vf 1435 dicembre 30 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.114vg 1435 dicembre 30 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.116va 1435/6 gennaio 23 Payment to kilnman for contract for broad bricks for pavement under cupola. Payment to kilnman for contract for broad bricks for pavement under cupola. o0204013.116vc 1435/6 gennaio 23 Payment to kilnman for square terracotta bricks for paving under the cupola. Payment to kilnman for square terracotta bricks for paving under the cupola. o0202001.248va 1435/6 febbraio 8 Letter to the supervisors of Pisa asking them not to impose gabelle charges on the bargemen who shipped the rope for the great cupola. Letter to the supervisors of Pisa asking them not to impose gabelle charges on the bargemen who shipped the rope for the great cupola. o0204013.120vf 1435/6 marzo 1 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.120vg 1435/6 marzo 1 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.125c 1436 aprile 18 Payment to kilnman for square terracotta bricks to pave the area under the great cupola for the consecration of the Duomo. Payment to kilnman for square terracotta bricks to pave the area under the great cupola for the consecration of the Duomo. o0204013.127m 1436 aprile 30 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0202001.255d 1436 giugno 20 Prohibition to the masters to work outside the Opera in order to permit the completion of the construction of the cupola. Prohibition to the masters to work outside the Opera in order to permit the completion of the construction of the cupola. o0204013.113b 1436 giugno 20 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.131vd 1436 giugno 28 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.131ve 1436 giugno 28 Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. Salary of the supervisor of the cupola. o0204013.136e 1436 agosto 30 Balance of payment to (carter) for time lost because he had few loads to hoist up to the cupola with his oxen. Balance of payment to (carter) for time lost because he had few loads to hoist up to the cupola with his oxen. o0204013.136g 1436 agosto 31 Payment for expenditures made on the occasion of the closing of the cupola. Payment for expenditures made on the occasion of the closing of the cupola. o0204013.139f 1436 ottobre 10 Payment to carpenter for construction of a wheel for the machinery of the hoist for dismantling the crane on the cupola. Payment to carpenter for construction of a wheel for the machinery of the hoist for dismantling the crane on the cupola.

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