Italy Illuminated, Volume 1 by Biondo Flavio
Flavio, humanist and historian, was a pioneering figure in the Renaissance recovery of classical antiquity. His Italia Illustrata, here for the first time in English, is a topographical work describing Italy region by region. A quintessential work of Renaissance antiquarianism, its aim is to explore the Roman roots of the Renaissance world.
This is an extremely valuable edition and translation that serious students of the history of classical scholarship, the Renaissance, and Italian topography will want to have in their libraries..There is much to praise in this new edition and translation of an especially interesting text and invaluable work of Renaissance humanism. White states that he feels "lucky" to belong to the I Tatti series, but the series itself is fortunate to have a book of this quality within it. I look forward eagerly to the appearance of its second volume. -- Harry B. Evans * New England Classical Journal *
An informative and immensely readable book. -- Anthony T. Grafton * New York Review of Books *
The I Tatti edition makes the complete Italia illustrata immediately available to scholars and students in a form that not only will suit most needs but also has the advantage of replicating the text in at least one of the ways it was preserved and read through the later fifteenth century and into the next. [Jeffrey A.] White’s work is a welcome addition to an essential series. -- Oren Margolis * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
An informative and immensely readable book. -- Anthony T. Grafton * New York Review of Books *
The I Tatti edition makes the complete Italia illustrata immediately available to scholars and students in a form that not only will suit most needs but also has the advantage of replicating the text in at least one of the ways it was preserved and read through the later fifteenth century and into the next. [Jeffrey A.] White’s work is a welcome addition to an essential series. -- Oren Margolis * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
Jeffrey A. White is Professor of Classical Languages at St. Bonaventure University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674017436 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674017439 |
| Title | Italy Illuminated, Volume 1 |
| Author | Biondo Flavio |
| Series | Italy Illuminated |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 2005-07-29 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Prizes | Nominated for Roland H. Bainton Book Prize 2006 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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