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Leonardo Bruni
Leonardo Bruni
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Hardcover. Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444), the leading civic humanist of the Italian Renaissance, served as apostolic secretary to four popes (1405-1414) and chancellor of Florence (1427-1444). This volume includes Bruni's Memoir, an autobiographical account of the events of his lifetime, and cumulative indexes to the complete History. Editor(s): Hankins, James. Translator(s): Hankins, James. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 496 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444), the leading civic humanist of the Italian Renaissance, served as apostolic secretary to four popes (1405-1414) and chancellor of Florence (1427-1444). He was famous in his day as a translator, orator, and historian, and was the best-selling author of the fifteenth century. Bruni's History of the Florentine People in twelve books is generally considered the first modern work of history, and was widely imitated by humanist historians for two centuries after its official publication by the Florentine Signoria in 1442.This third volume concludes the edition, the first to make the work available in English translation. ... Read more
Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444), the leading civic humanist of the Italian Renaissance, served as apostolic secretary to four popes (1405-1414) and chancellor of Florence (1427-1444). He was famous in his day as a translator, orator, and historian, and was the best-selling author of the fifteenth century. Bruni's History of the Florentine People in twelve books is generally considered the first modern work of history, and was widely imitated by humanist historians for two centuries after its official publication by the Florentine Signoria in 1442.This third volume concludes the edition, the first to make the work available in English translation. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674016828
SKU
V9780674016828
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About Leonardo Bruni
James Hankins is Professor of History, Harvard University. He is the General Editor of the I Tatti Renaissance Library.
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