The City of Florence

R.W.B. Lewis (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

360 Seiten

2009 | New edition
Barbara Ward & Associates (Verlag)
978-1-84511-346-9 (ISBN)

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Florence is perhaps Europe's most iconic and beguiling city. This book explores the wonders of this small city in Tuscany. Offering a mix of history, culture, anecdote, personal reflection and travel, it takes a fresh look at Florence's most enduring landmarks and illuminates the city's wide-ranging historical and artistic legacy.

Florence is perhaps Europe's most iconic and beguiling city. Cradle of the Renaissance, home to the infamous Medicis and to such legendary figures as Michelangelo, Galileo, Dante, da Vinci and Machiavelli, Florence has for centuries captured the imaginations of generations of travellers, writers and artists. In this rich and revealing book, R. W. B. Lewis explores the wonders of this small city in Tuscany. Offering a heady mix of history, culture, anecdote, personal reflection and travel, he takes a fresh look at Florence's most enduring landmarks and illuminates the city's wide-ranging historical and artistic legacy from the Middle Ages to the present day. With passion and knowledge, Lewis has produced a beautiful and informative portrait of the city. It is an essential reading for all those who have fallen under the spell of Florence.

R. W.B. Lewis is Pulitzer prize winning author of biographies of Edith Wharton and Henry James. He has spent much of his life residing in Florence.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.1.2009
Zusatzinfo	8 colour illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Bildbände ► Europa ► Italien
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-84511-346-2 / 1845113462
ISBN-13	978-1-84511-346-9 / 9781845113469
Zustand	Neuware