I bagni di Santa Margheirita a Montici: documenti inediti e osservazioni su un disegno di Leon Battista Alberti

The first of the article, by Emanuela Ferretti, presents unpublished documents relating to the rebuilding of the thermal baths at Santa Margherita a Montici (1449-1450), with a transcription of manuscripts revised by Gabriella Battista. This material, housed in the Florence Cathedral Archives (Archivio dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore), reveals the names of the protagonists, the various phases of the building project and the type of work carried out. These sources also make it possible to identify t he different roles of the professional individuals innvolved in the building, their names and the identity of the "provveditore" (administrative supervisor) of the structure, a central figure in Florentine construction practice during the Renaissance. The second part of the article, by Marco Di Salvo, reexamines the celebrated drawing of a thermal bath now unanimously accepted as by Leon Battista Alberti. The measurements of this drawing are studied with the aim of establishing a more accurate sense of the building, investigating and reflecing on its scale.