Italy Illuminated (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780674054950)

Biondo Flavio (1392-1463), humanist and historian, was a pioneering figure in the Renaissance discovery of antiquity; famously, he was the author who popularized the term "Middle Age" to describe the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the revival of antiquity in his own time. While serving a number of Renaissance popes, he inaugurated an extraordinary program of research into the history, cultural life, and physical remains of the ancient world.

Italy Illuminated (1453), of which this is the second and final volume, is a topographical work describing Italy region by region. Its aim is to explore the Roman roots of modern Italy. As such, it is the quintessential work of Renaissance antiquarianism.

Author: Biondo Flavio
ISBN-10: 0674054954
ISBN-13: 9780674054950
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/09/2016
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.40d