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

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

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 a...

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

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