The Social World of the Florentine Humanists, 1390-1460 / / Lauro Martines.

• VerfasserIn: Martines, Lauro,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (440 p.)

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 Social World of the Florentine Humanists explores the wealth, family tradition, civic prominence, and intellectual achievements of these individuals while assessing the attitudes of other Florentines towards them. Martines demonstrates that humanists tended to be wealthy educated men from important families, challenging long-held assumptions about the status of humanisits in that society. First published in 1963, this groundbreaking study provides a detailed picture of the social structure of Florence in the Quattrocento. Martines's work influenced a generation of scholars and illuminated a complex and multifaceted world.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- I. Introduction: Program and Problems -- II. Social Place in Florence: Assumptions and Realities -- III. The Fortunes of the Florentine Humanists -- IV. Public Office in the Humanist Circle -- V. Humanist Marriages: A Study of Five Families -- VI. The Florentine Attitude Towards the Humanist -- VII. The Relation Between Humanism and Florentine Society: An Essay -- Appendix I. Forty-Five Profiles of Men Connected with Florentine Humanism -- Appendix II. Eight Tables on Wealth in Florence -- Bibliography -- Index