List of Maps and Illustrations 1. The Renaissance City 2. The Economy 3. The Patriciate 4. Politics 5. The Church and the Faith 6. Culture Epilogue Bibliography and Notes Index
"Brucker has been able to tell us more about his subject than
anyone else in so short a space, and he has done so with
intelligence and verve. . . . Indeed, there is no other book about
Florence in the period which combines such a broad range of
archival sources—family records, economic records, records of
church and state—with the standard literary sources in such an
original and effective way. . . . But of all things about the book,
I liked best his use of the pointed, personal example—product of
his labor in the archives. His stories about Florentines, from
slave girl to priest to patrician, truly bring them and their city
to life."
*American Historical Review*
"Among the major strengths of this book, and there are many, is the
fact that the author, while dividing the discussion into manageable
compartments, refuses to be bounded by them, and labors
successfully throughout to show their interrelations. Moreover, to
a greater extent than any other general work on a Renaissance city,
this book uses unpublished material drawn from contemporary sources
to develop and illustrate its points. The scholar, the student, and
the elusive 'general reader' will find their interest and
involvement quickening because of this frequent encounter with the
raw material of history."
*Social Science*
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