Bartolomeo Scala, 1430-1497, Chancellor of Florence
Alison Brown
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Description for Bartolomeo Scala, 1430-1497, Chancellor of Florence
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Though Bartolomeo Scala has long intrigued historians, he is a figure whose importance has only recently been appreciated. In Alison Brown's biography Scala emerges as a man of more ability and character than anyone has imagined him to be. We begin to understand why he was employed as chancellor for the almost unrivaled period of thirty-two years. Ms. Brown's study is not only the first extensive treatment of Scala's life but also a significant contribution to our knowledge of Italian Renaissance history and of the contrast between theory and practice in Medicean government. Originally published in 1979. The ... Read more
Though Bartolomeo Scala has long intrigued historians, he is a figure whose importance has only recently been appreciated. In Alison Brown's biography Scala emerges as a man of more ability and character than anyone has imagined him to be. We begin to understand why he was employed as chancellor for the almost unrivaled period of thirty-two years. Ms. Brown's study is not only the first extensive treatment of Scala's life but also a significant contribution to our knowledge of Italian Renaissance history and of the contrast between theory and practice in Medicean government. Originally published in 1979. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691635057
SKU
V9780691635057
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