Discussion - What value does the Florentine Codex hold

DQ

1.Click on this link https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/events/florentine_codex.htmlLinks to an external site. and watch the video at the top, in its entirety and read the article below the link, feel free to use chapter 12 readings as well to answer the below questions.

What value does the Florentine Codex hold?

Is the Florentine Codex a reliable primary source document, why or why not. *(because, I read it somewhere, etc. will not suffice, detailed analysis of the conclusion you have come to will be needed).

2.  After reading Michiel’s account, who do you think who is responsible for the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre?What was the nature of the violence?Why did the massacre happen? Think of the different points of conflict that Michiel describes to formulate your answer.

You can use these sources along with this weeks reading to answer this DQ:

https://www.mcba.ch/en/collection/the-saint-bartholomews-day-massacre/Links to an external site. 

Giovanni Michiel, “A Venetian Ambassador’s Report on the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre,”