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Currently, the dictionary maintained by the Academy is a historical work describing the Italian language of 1612 . History On 3 March 1809 the throne of Tuscany passed to Lady Elisa Baciocchi , the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte . Baciocchi, however, was not able to modify or create laws; these remained under the control of her brother. As a result, all laws, proclamations, letters, manifestos, edicts, and other legal documents were written in French. This imposition of a foreign language exacerbated feelings of discontent among the Tuscan people, and word of this discontent was brought to the attention of the French court by don Neri Corsini . The French had previously invaded the . Napoleon likely kept the memory of this brief occupation in mind when returning to Tuscany, and thus understood that it was best concede a small amount to the Tuscan people in order to keep discontent at easily controlled levels. On , which will be administered by our civil service and will be presented to the authors whose works contribute with the greatest effect to the maintenance of the Italian language in all of its purity.''" Every so often Napoleon put forth laws in favour of the Florentines, such as the decree of 9 January 1811 which reestablished the former Accademia della Crusca, "''particularly charged with the revision of the dictionary of the Italian language, and with the conservation of the purity of such.''" Thanks in part to the reopening of the Academy, the fifth edition of the Dictionary was published. The Academy's scholars were given an annual salary of 500 francs, 1000 francs were paid to those charged with the compilation of the dictionary, and 1200 francs were paid to the secretary of the Academy. In 1813 the Accademia della Crusca acquired the Biblioteca Riccardiana , an important collection of texts and manuscripts. External links
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