The Book Of The Great History Of Florence
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The Book Of The Great History Of Florence
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Author : Marcella Vasconi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Book Of The Great History Of Florence written by Marcella Vasconi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Art, Renaissance categories.
A Short History Of Florence
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Author : Fabrizio Ricciardelli
language : en
Publisher: Mauro Pagliai Editore
Release Date : 2019
A Short History Of Florence written by Fabrizio Ricciardelli and has been published by Mauro Pagliai Editore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.
The book traces the history of Florence in a synthetic and accessible way, starting from 59 BC, traditional date of the foundation of the Roman colony, until 1967, the year after the terrible flood of the Arno river. The main events, the historical places, the great characters remind us why Florence is considered to be not simply a city, but a real cultural model, the origin of the values of democracy and freedom, of rational thought and of modern scientific method, homeland of some of the greatest geniuses of humanity.
The History Of Florence
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Author : Niccolò Machiavelli
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
The History Of Florence written by Niccolò Machiavelli and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Florence (History) categories.
A History Of Florence 1200 1575
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Author : John M. Najemy
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
A History Of Florence 1200 1575 written by John M. Najemy and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with History categories.
In this history of Florence, distinguished historian John Najemy discusses all the major developments in Florentine history from 1200 to 1575. Captures Florence's transformation from a medieval commune into an aristocratic republic, territorial state, and monarchy Weaves together intellectual, cultural, social, economic, religious, and political developments Academically rigorous yet accessible and appealing to the general reader Likely to become the standard work on Renaissance Florence for years to come
History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy
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Author : Niccolo Machiavelli
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2006-01-01
History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy written by Niccolo Machiavelli and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with History categories.
Niccolo Machiavelli, the first great Italian historian, and one of the most eminent political writers of any age or country, was born at Florence, May 3, 1469. He was of an old though not wealthy Tuscan family, his father, who was a jurist, dying when Niccolo was sixteen years old. We know nothing of Machiavelli's youth and little about his studies. He does not seem to have received the usual humanistic education of his time, as he knew no Greek. The first notice of Machiavelli is in 1498 when we find him holding the office of Secretary in the second Chancery of the Signoria, which office he retained till the downfall of the Florentine Republic in 1512. His unusual ability was soon recognized, and in 1500 he was sent on a mission to Louis XII. of France, and afterward on an embassy to Cæsar Borgia, the lord of Romagna, at Urbino. Machiavelli's report and description of this and subsequent embassies to this prince, shows his undisguised admiration for the courage and cunning of Cæsar, who was a master in the application of the principles afterwards exposed in such a skillful and uncompromising manner by Machiavelli in his Prince. The limits of this introduction will not permit us to follow with any detail the many important duties with which he was charged by his native state, all of which he fulfilled with the utmost fidelity and with consummate skill. When, after the battle of Ravenna in 1512 the holy league determined upon the downfall of Pier Soderini, Gonfaloniere of the Florentine Republic, and the restoration of the Medici, the efforts of Machiavelli, who was an ardent republican, were in vain; the troops he had helped to organize fled before the Spaniards and the Medici were returned to power. Machiavelli attempted to conciliate his new masters, but he was deprived of his office, and being accused in the following year of participation in the conspiracy of Boccoli and Capponi, he was imprisoned and tortured, though afterward set at liberty by Pope Leo X. He now retired to a small estate near San Casciano, seven miles from Florence. Here he devoted himself to political and historical studies, and though apparently retired from public life, his letters show the deep and passionate interest he took in the political vicissitudes through which Italy was then passing, and in all of which the singleness of purpose with which he continued to advance his native Florence, is clearly manifested. It was during his retirement upon his little estate at San Casciano that Machiavelli wrote The Prince, the most famous of all his writings, and here also he had begun a much more extensive work, his Discourses on the Decades of Livy, which continued to occupy him for several years. These Discourses, which do not form a continuous commentary on Livy, give Machiavelli an opportunity to express his own views on the government of the state, a task for which his long and varied political experience, and an assiduous study of the ancients rendered him eminently qualified. The Discourses and The Prince, written at the same time, supplement each other and are really one work. Indeed, the treatise, The Art of War, though not written till 1520 should be mentioned here because of its intimate connection with these two treatises, it being, in fact, a further development of some of the thoughts expressed in the Discorsi. The Prince, a short work, divided into twenty-six books, is the best known of all Machiavelli's writings. Herein he expresses in his own masterly way his views on the founding of a new state, taking for his type and model Cæsar Borgia, although the latter had failed in his schemes for the consolidation of his power in the Romagna. The principles here laid down were the natural outgrowth of the confused political conditions of his time.
History Of The Florentine People Books 1 4
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Author : Leonardo Bruni
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2001
History Of The Florentine People Books 1 4 written by Leonardo Bruni and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Leonardo Bruni was famous in his day as a translator, orator, and historian, and was one of the best-selling authors of the 15th century. Bruni's History of the Florentine People is generally considered the first modern work of history.
History Of Florence From The Founding Of The City Through The Renaissance
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Author : Ferdinand Schevill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
History Of Florence From The Founding Of The City Through The Renaissance written by Ferdinand Schevill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Florence (Italy) categories.
The History Of Florence
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Author : Niccolò Machiavelli
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1761
The History Of Florence written by Niccolò Machiavelli and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1761 with categories.
Renaissance Florence
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Author : Roger J. Crum
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-04-03
Renaissance Florence written by Roger J. Crum and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-03 with Art categories.
This book examines the social history of Florence from the fourteenth through to sixteenth centuries.
The Bookseller Of Florence
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Author : Ross King
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2021-04-01
The Bookseller Of Florence written by Ross King and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-01 with Art categories.
'A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' WALL STREET JOURNAL The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the dazzling handiwork of the city's artists and architects. But equally important were geniuses of another kind: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars and booksellers. At a time where all books were made by hand, these people helped imagine a new and enlightened world. At the heart of this activity was a remarkable bookseller: Vespasiano da Bisticci. His books were works of art in their own right, copied by talented scribes and illuminated by the finest miniaturists. With a client list that included popes and royalty, Vespasiano became the 'king of the world's booksellers'. But by 1480 a new invention had appeared: the printed book, and Europe's most prolific merchant of knowledge faced a formidable new challenge. 'A spectacular life of the book trade's Renaissance man' JOHN CAREY, SUNDAY TIMES