The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance

by Ross King

Book Overview

The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings--the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802159834
• ISBN13: 9780802159830
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"