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Essays and Dialogues
Bartolomeo Scala
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Description for Essays and Dialogues
Hardback. From humble beginnings, Bartolomeo Scala (1430-1497) trained in the law and rose to prominence as a leading citizen of Florence, serving as secretary and treasurer to the Medicis and chancellor of the Guelf party before becoming first chancellor of Florence, a post he held for fifteen years. This volume collects works from throughout his career. Translator(s): Watkins, Renee Neu. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
From humble beginnings, Bartolomeo Scala (1430-1497) trained in the law and rose to prominence as a leading citizen of Florence, serving as secretary and treasurer to the Medicis and chancellor of the Guelf party before becoming first chancellor of Florence, a post he held for fifteen years. His palace in Borgo Pinti, modeled on classical designs, was emblematic of his achievements as a humanist as well as a public official. Along with his professional writings as chancellor, Scala's personal treatises, fables, and dialogues - widely read and admired by his contemporaries - were deeply indebted to classical sources.This volume collects ... Read more
From humble beginnings, Bartolomeo Scala (1430-1497) trained in the law and rose to prominence as a leading citizen of Florence, serving as secretary and treasurer to the Medicis and chancellor of the Guelf party before becoming first chancellor of Florence, a post he held for fifteen years. His palace in Borgo Pinti, modeled on classical designs, was emblematic of his achievements as a humanist as well as a public official. Along with his professional writings as chancellor, Scala's personal treatises, fables, and dialogues - widely read and admired by his contemporaries - were deeply indebted to classical sources.This volume collects ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674028265
SKU
V9780674028265
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About Bartolomeo Scala
Renee Neu Watkins is Professor of History Emerita, University of California, Los Angeles. Alison M. Brown is the editor of Bartolomeo Scala: Humanistic and Political Writings and Professor in the History of the Italian Renaissance Emerita, University of London.
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