The Florentine Renaissance (1967)

by Vincent Cronin

Series: History of the Renaissance (1)

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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. Out art and science, our learning and literature, our Christianity and out 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."… (more)

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The Florentine Renaissance

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1967

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Lorenzo de' Medici

Coluccio Salutati

Giangaleazzo Visconti

John Hawkwood

Niccolò Niccoli

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Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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Renaissance

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The Florentines we usually think of first in terms of their own art.

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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. Out art and science, our learning and literature, our Christianity and out 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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