2000, ISBN: 0300080522

Livro de bolso

[SC: 35.75], [PU: New Haven ; London: Yale University Press, 2000], Baldassarri, Stefano Ugo / Saiber, Arielle, ed. Images of quattrocento Florence: selected writings in literature, histo… mais…

[SC: 35.75], [PU: New Haven ; London: Yale University Press, 2000], Baldassarri, Stefano Ugo / Saiber, Arielle, ed. Images of quattrocento Florence: selected writings in literature, history, and art. Edited by Stefano Ugo Baldassarri and Arielle Saiber. New Haven ; London: Yale University Press, 2000, lxiv, 350pp., PAPERBACK, very good, light wear to covers. Italian literature and thought series - This anthology provides a panoramic view of 15th-century Florence in the words of the city's own citizens and visitors. The selections illustrate the social, political, religious, artistic and general cultural impact of Florence. - CONTENTS: A defense of the Roman origins of Florence -- The republican legacy -- Inquiry into the origins of Florence -- So depraved a man as Julius Caesar should not be deemed the founder of Florence -- The original site of Florence contrasted with its present splendor -- The only city founded by three Roman generals -- Panegyric of Florence -- The structure of the Florentine government -- The beauties of the Florentine countryside -- A letter to Bartolommeo Cederni on gambling at the feast of St. John -- A new Rome -- A critique of Cosimo's Florence. A merchant's praise of Florence -- On the celebrations for Pius II's and Galeazzo Maria Sforza's visits to Florence -- The city's unparalleled economic prosperity -- Lorenzo the Magnificent's Utopian state -- The glories of a new golden age -- The Pazzi conspiracy -- A condemnation of Lorenzo's regime -- The entry of Charles VIII, King of France, into Florence -- The lives of Dante and Petrarch -- Lives of the illustrious Florentine poets Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio -- A heavenly vision after the battle of Campaldino -- The first anthology of vernacular poetry. Proem to the first edition of Dante's Divine Comedy -- Florence welcomes Dante upon his return from exile -- Giotto's revival of ancient art -- Giotto brings art out of the Dark Ages -- The marvel of Brunelleschi's dome for the Cathedral of Florence -- Brunelleschi and Donatello discover ancient Roman treasures -- Eminent Florentine artists of the Quattrocento -- An account of the great local artists -- The beauty of Florence surpasses that of ancient Athens -- An artistic Vade Mecum for the city of Florence -- Tuscany as the cradle of christianity -- Vision of the future of Italy. A prophecy of a new age -- The consecration of the Cathedral of Florence -- A history of Florentine piety -- A guide to Florence's holy sites -- A treatise on the Florentine government -- An Epistle to the Fanciulli -- Two poems on spiritual renewal -- The rise and fall of the self-made prophet Girolamo Savonarola -- Metropolite Isidore's journey to the Council of Florence -- The heir to Roman justice -- Bittersweet praise of Florence -- A celebration of Florentine eloquence -- Praise of the city before its authorities. A sketch of Florence and its domain -- The delights of the Medici Villa in Careggi. ISBN 0300080522<

2000, ISBN: 0300080522

Livro de bolso

[SC: 4.69], [PU: New Haven ; London: Yale University Press, 2000], Baldassarri, Stefano Ugo / Saiber, Arielle, ed. Images of quattrocento Florence: selected writings in literature, histor… mais…

[SC: 4.69], [PU: New Haven ; London: Yale University Press, 2000], Baldassarri, Stefano Ugo / Saiber, Arielle, ed. Images of quattrocento Florence: selected writings in literature, history, and art. Edited by Stefano Ugo Baldassarri and Arielle Saiber. New Haven ; London: Yale University Press, 2000, lxiv, 350pp., PAPERBACK, very good, light wear to covers. Italian literature and thought series - This anthology provides a panoramic view of 15th-century Florence in the words of the city's own citizens and visitors. The selections illustrate the social, political, religious, artistic and general cultural impact of Florence. - CONTENTS: A defense of the Roman origins of Florence -- The republican legacy -- Inquiry into the origins of Florence -- So depraved a man as Julius Caesar should not be deemed the founder of Florence -- The original site of Florence contrasted with its present splendor -- The only city founded by three Roman generals -- Panegyric of Florence -- The structure of the Florentine government -- The beauties of the Florentine countryside -- A letter to Bartolommeo Cederni on gambling at the feast of St. John -- A new Rome -- A critique of Cosimo's Florence. A merchant's praise of Florence -- On the celebrations for Pius II's and Galeazzo Maria Sforza's visits to Florence -- The city's unparalleled economic prosperity -- Lorenzo the Magnificent's Utopian state -- The glories of a new golden age -- The Pazzi conspiracy -- A condemnation of Lorenzo's regime -- The entry of Charles VIII, King of France, into Florence -- The lives of Dante and Petrarch -- Lives of the illustrious Florentine poets Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio -- A heavenly vision after the battle of Campaldino -- The first anthology of vernacular poetry. Proem to the first edition of Dante's Divine Comedy -- Florence welcomes Dante upon his return from exile -- Giotto's revival of ancient art -- Giotto brings art out of the Dark Ages -- The marvel of Brunelleschi's dome for the Cathedral of Florence -- Brunelleschi and Donatello discover ancient Roman treasures -- Eminent Florentine artists of the Quattrocento -- An account of the great local artists -- The beauty of Florence surpasses that of ancient Athens -- An artistic Vade Mecum for the city of Florence -- Tuscany as the cradle of christianity -- Vision of the future of Italy. A prophecy of a new age -- The consecration of the Cathedral of Florence -- A history of Florentine piety -- A guide to Florence's holy sites -- A treatise on the Florentine government -- An Epistle to the Fanciulli -- Two poems on spiritual renewal -- The rise and fall of the self-made prophet Girolamo Savonarola -- Metropolite Isidore's journey to the Council of Florence -- The heir to Roman justice -- Bittersweet praise of Florence -- A celebration of Florentine eloquence -- Praise of the city before its authorities. A sketch of Florence and its domain -- The delights of the Medici Villa in Careggi. ISBN 0300080522<

2000, ISBN: 9780300080520

Yale University Press, 2000-06-01. annotated edition. Paperback. Used:Good., Yale University Press, 2000-06-01, 0