The Merchant of Prato: Francesco Di Marco Datini, 1335-1410

By Iris Origo

Book Overview

A warm, intimate, and engrossing biography of Francesco di Marco Datini, who built a powerful mercantile network in fourteenth-century Tuscany, and a peerless evocation of the sensations,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879235969
• ISBN13: 9780879235963
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 1.3" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

Another Time & Place

I'm a history buff and this book was, to me, a wonderful walk thru the Medieval period. It describes daily life, business practices, travel, family relationships, homes, family & friend relationships, the relocation of the Pope to Avignon etc. etc. I thought Iris Origo's form of writing was flowing and not in one part of the book did it drag or become boring. I intend to read more by Iris Origo.