Italy illuminated
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Italy illuminated
（The I Tatti Renaissance library, 20,
Harvard University Press, 2005-2016
- v. 1 : cloth
- v. 2 : cloth
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Italia illustrata
Available at 25 libraries
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Gakushuin University Library英文
v. 19(B)/Renaissance-Library/220200503022,
v. 29(B)/Renaissance Library/750200612037
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Latin text with English translation
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents: v. 1: Books I-IV -- v. 2: Books V-VIII
Description and Table of Contents
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v. 1 : cloth ISBN 9780674017436
Description
Biondo Flavio (1392-1463), humanist and historian, was a pioneering figure in the Renaissance recovery of classical antiquity. While serving a number of the Renaissance popes, he inaugurated an extraordinary program of research into the history, institutions, cultural life, and physical remains of the ancient Roman empire. The Italia Illustrata (1453), which appears here for the first time in English, is a topographical work describing Italy region by region. Its aim is to explore the Roman roots of the Renaissance world. As such, it is the quintessential work of Renaissance antiquarianism. This is the first edition of the Latin text since 1559.
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v. 2 : cloth ISBN 9780674054950
Description
Biondo Flavio (1392-1463), humanist and historian, was a pioneering figure in the Renaissance discovery of antiquity; famously, he was the author who popularized the term "Middle Age" to describe the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the revival of antiquity in his own time. While serving a number of Renaissance popes, he inaugurated an extraordinary program of research into the history, cultural life, and physical remains of the ancient world.
Italy Illuminated (1453), of which this is the second and final volume, is a topographical work describing Italy region by region. Its aim is to explore the Roman roots of modern Italy. As such, it is the quintessential work of Renaissance antiquarianism.
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