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The Florentines : from Dante to Galileo : the transformation of Western civilization /

Examines the cultural transformation characterized by an increasing emphasis on humanism that emerged in the city of Florence between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642, and its role in the Renaissance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Strathern, Paul, 1940- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.
Subjects:
Florence (Italy) > Intellectual life > To 1500.
Florence (Italy) > Intellectual life > 16th century.
Florence (Italy) > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Art and society > Italy > Florence > History.
Art, Renaissance > Italy > Florence.
Humanism.
Florence (Italy) > History > To 1421.
Florence (Italy) > History > 1421-1737.
Renaissance > Italy > Florence.
Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321.
Galilei, Galileo, > 1564-1642.
Description
Summary:Examines the cultural transformation characterized by an increasing emphasis on humanism that emerged in the city of Florence between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642, and its role in the Renaissance.
Physical Description:371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-354) and index.
ISBN:9781643137322
1643137328