This fascinating and fact-packed guide provides all the practical advice you need for a journey back to the golden age of one of Europe's great cultural cities. Take in the sights and sounds, marvel at Brunelleschi's sublime cathedral dome, wonder at the sculptures and paintings that have made this the art capital of its day, and lose yourself in the thrilling (and often riotous) local feasts and festivals. Along the way, you will find out about the most important and influential families in Florence, the up-and-coming artists Michelangelo and Leonardo, and the humanist philosophers battling the Church. Here, too, is the darker side of life in the city, from its taverns and brothels to the grisly punishments meted out to wrongdoers and the reckless rabble-rousing of Savonarola. Also featured is invaluable advice if you're planning to travel outside of Florence to the stunning cities of Pisa, Siena, Arezzo and Cortona - including how to recognize and avoid bandits, mercenaries and condottieri. This witty book will appeal to travellers, museum-goers or anyone who wonders what it would really have been like to visit this model of Renaissance culture.
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'Excellent ... one of the most original - and certainly wittiest - guidebooks to Tuscany ... If you want a guidebook that allows you to see Florence through completely new eyes, then look no further' - Yorkshire Evening Post 'A colourful and engaging tour of the Tuscan city as it would have been in the late 15th century ... this lively and detailed social history captures the city's golden age' - Financial Times '... brings a fresh eye to fifteenth-century living and plenty of amusing historical anecdotes along the way' - V&A Magazine
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70 Illustrations, black and white; 16 Illustrations, color
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Höhe: 200 mm
Breite: 135 mm
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978-0-500-25162-1 (9780500251621)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Charles FitzRoy is the author of Italy: A Grand Tour for the Modern Traveller and Italy Revealed, as well as a contributor to The Great Cities in History. He leads tours for Fine Art Travel, a London-based company that organizes cultural tours throughout Europe, including Italy.
1. Preparation and Arrival * 2. At Home * 3. Out and About with the Florentines * 4. Politicans, Painters, Philosophers and Condottieri * 4. Must-See Sights * 5. Guilds, Trade and Tax * 6. Religion * 7. Festivals * 8. The Area Surrounding Florence * 9. Touring Tuscany, including Pisa, Arezzo and Siena.
