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Lawyers and Statecraft in Renaissance Florence
Lawyers at work-in diplomacy, in relations with the Church, in territorial government, in the formulation of policy, in administration, and in the political struggle provide the …
Fire in the City
A gripping and beautifully written narrative that reads like a novel, Fire in the City presents a compelling account of a key moment in the history of the Renaissance, illuminating …
Strong Words
A social history of the Italian Renaissance (1300-1560) in a cultural key. Using tales, poems, prayers and letters as primary sources, Lauro Martines probes religious …
Chronicle of a Good-Looking Family
Moving between Florence and Chicago, this intriguing novel chronicles the fortunes and misfortunes, loyalties and tensions, of three generations of an Italian family, beginning in …
The Social World of the Florentine Humanists, 1390-1460
Lauro Martines' exhaustive search of manuscript material in the state archives of Florence is the basis for a fascinating portrayal of representative humanists of the period. The …
Violence and Civil Disorder in Italian Cities, 1200-1500
April Blood
One of the world's leading historians of Renaissance Italy brings to life here the vibrant--and violent--society of fifteenth-century Florence. His disturbing narrative opens up an …
Social World of Florentine Humanists, 1390-1460
A picture of representative humanists of the Quattrocento, based on manuscript material in the Florence state archives. Originally published in 1963. The Princeton Legacy Library …
An Italian Renaissance Sextet
An Italian Renaissance Sextet is a collection of six tales offering a unique view of the history of Renaissance Italy, with fiction and fictional modes becoming gateways to a real, …
April Blood
In April 1478, a plot to murder the two heads of the powerful Medici family dramatically miscarried.