The Florentine Renaissance

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Random House, Jun 30, 2011 - History - 352 pages
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Florence in the fifteenth century was the undisputed centre of the Italian Renaissance. Its legacy is apparent today in every aspect of human endeavour. Our art and science, our learning and literature, our Christianity and our civic liberties, even our conception of what constitutes a gentleman, have all been shaped by Florentine thought and deed.

In this brilliant and absorbing book Vincent Cronin brings vividly to life the people and myriad achievements of this astonishingly fruitful epoch in human history.

 

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THE FLORENTINE RENAISSANCE
VINCENT CRONIN
Snippet view - 1967
The Florentine Renaissance, Volume 10
Vincent Cronin
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The Florentine Renaissance
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About the author (2011)

Vincent Cronin was educated at Ampleforth College, Harvard University, and Trinity College, Oxford, from which he graduated with honours in 1947. In addition to being a recipient of a W.H. Heinemann Award (1955) and a Rockefeller Foundation Award (1958), Cronin is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His works have been widely translated into European languages.

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TitleThe Florentine Renaissance
AuthorVincent Cronin
Editionreprint
PublisherRandom House, 2011
ISBN144646654X, 9781446466544
Length352 pages
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Art / History / Renaissance
History / Civilization
History / Europe / Italy
History / Europe / Renaissance
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