Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Firenze nel Quattrocento Firenze nel Quattrocento Antony Molho volumes ; 24 cm OL11713979W
Death in Florence Death in Florence Paul Strathern By the end of the fifteenth century, Florence was well established as the home of the Renaissance. As generous patrons to the likes of Botticelli and Michelangelo, the ruling Medici embodied the prog… OL16082131W
The young Leonardo The young Leonardo Larry J. Feinberg "This book explores Leonardo's origins and the beginning of his career as an artist"-- "Leonardo da Vinci is often presented as the "Transcendent Genius," removed from or ahead of his time. This boo… OL16214597W
The Spinelli of Florence The Spinelli of Florence Philip Joshua Jacks "The Spinelli family owed much of its wealth and power to the efforts of one individual, Tommaso, who broke into banking through the Alberti and Borromei organizations, then served as depository gene… OL2003785W
Courtesy Lost Courtesy Lost Kristina Marie Olson x, 248 pages ; 24 cm OL21546094W
Giovanni and Lusanna Giovanni and Lusanna Gene A. Brucker "In 1455, Lusanna, a beautiful Florentine woman of the artisan class, brought suit against her wealthy, high-born lover Giovanni, claiming that she and Giovanni had been secretly married during their… OL2749628W
April Blood April Blood Lauro Martines One of the worldʼs leading historians of Renaissance Italy brings to life here the vibrant and violent society of fifteenth-century Florence. His disturbing narrative opens up an entire culture, reve… OL4980797W
Plague and the poor in Renaissance Florence Plague and the poor in Renaissance Florence Ann G. Carmichael xv, 180 pages : 24 cm OL5101213W
Dante and Renaissance Florence Dante and Renaissance Florence Simon A. Gilson xii, 324 p. : OL551977W
Painting in Renaissance Florence, 1500-1550 Painting in Renaissance Florence, 1500-1550 David Franklin "This book overturns longstanding assumptions about the way art evolved in Renaissance Florence. David Franklin challenges the reliability and usefulness of the terms 'High Renaissance' and 'Manneris… OL8305210W