Florence : the biography of a city / Christopher Hibbert.

By:

Hibbert, Christopher, 1924-2008

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: London : Penguin, 2004Edition: 1st American edDescription: xii, 398 p. : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN:

9780140166446
0140166440

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

945/.51 20

LOC classification:

324 DG 737.3 H624f 2004

Contents:

The Roman City, 59 BC-AD 405 -- Marauders, guelphs and ghibellines, 1115-1280 -- Blacks and whites, 1280-1302 -- Life in Dante's Florence, 1265-1348 -- Strikes and riots, 1348-1420 -- The rise of the House of Medici, 1420-39 -- Artists of the Medici, 1439-64 -- Father of the country, 1455-64 -- Wives and weddings, 1464-72 -- The Pazzi conspiracy, 1478 -- Lorenzo the Magnificent, 1478-92 -- The bonfire of the vanities, 1492-98 -- Conspirators and cardinals, 1498-1527 -- Siege and murder, 1527-37 -- The grand Duke Cosimo I, 1537-74 -- Pageants and pleasures, 1560-1765 -- Tourists and tuft-hunters, 1740-88 -- The Grand Duke Peter Leopold, 1765-91 -- Napoleonic interlude, 1796-1827 -- Risorgimento, 1814-59 -- The capital of Italy -- "Ville Toute Anglaise" -- Residents and visitors -- "Firenze fascistissima," 1919-40 -- War and peace, 1940-66 -- Flood and restoration, 1966-92.

Summary: Weaves political, social and art history of Florence into a lively whole. This book features photographs and illustrations and line drawings that describe various buildings and treasures of the city.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	324 DG 737.3 H624f 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000121790

Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-383) and index.

The Roman City, 59 BC-AD 405 --
Marauders, guelphs and ghibellines, 1115-1280 --
Blacks and whites, 1280-1302 --
Life in Dante's Florence, 1265-1348 --
Strikes and riots, 1348-1420 --
The rise of the House of Medici, 1420-39 --
Artists of the Medici, 1439-64 --
Father of the country, 1455-64 --
Wives and weddings, 1464-72 --
The Pazzi conspiracy, 1478 --
Lorenzo the Magnificent, 1478-92 --
The bonfire of the vanities, 1492-98 --
Conspirators and cardinals, 1498-1527 --
Siege and murder, 1527-37 --
The grand Duke Cosimo I, 1537-74 --
Pageants and pleasures, 1560-1765 --
Tourists and tuft-hunters, 1740-88 --
The Grand Duke Peter Leopold, 1765-91 --
Napoleonic interlude, 1796-1827 --
Risorgimento, 1814-59 --
The capital of Italy --
"Ville Toute Anglaise" --
Residents and visitors --
"Firenze fascistissima," 1919-40 --
War and peace, 1940-66 --
Flood and restoration, 1966-92.

Weaves political, social and art history of Florence into a lively whole. This book features photographs and illustrations and line drawings that describe various buildings and treasures of the city.

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