Main entry:

Biondo Flavio, 1392-1463, author.

Title & Author:

Italy illuminated / Biondo Flavio ; edited and translated by Jeffrey A. White.

Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2005-2016.

Description:

2 volumes ; 21 cm.

Series:

The I Tatti Renaissance library ; ITRL 20, 75

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages 443-445; volume 2, pages 536-538) and indexes.
volume I, Books I-IV: Book I. Liguria ; Tuscany -- Book II. Lazio -- Book III. Umbria ; Piceno -- Book IV. Romagna.
volume II, Books V-VIII: Book V. Lombardy -- Book VI. Venice ; March of Treviso ; Friuli ; Istria -- Book VII. Abruzzo -- Book VIII. Campania ; Puglia.
Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages; introduction and notes in English.

Summary:

V. 1. Biondo Flavio (1392-1463), humanist and historian, was a pioneering figure in the Renaissance recovery of classical antiquity. While serving a number of the Renaissance popes, he inaugurated an extraordinary program of research into the history, institutions, cultural life, and physical remains of the ancient Roman empire. The Italia Illustrata (1453), which appears here for the first time in English, is a topographical work describing Italy region by region. Its aim is to explore the Roman roots of the Renaissance world. As such, it is the quintessential work of Renaissance antiquarianism. This is the first edition of the Latin text since 1559. V. 2. 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. -- Amazon.com.

ISBN:

9780674017436 (v. 1 ; cloth ; alk. paper)
0674017439 (v. 1 ; cloth ; alk. paper)
9780674054950 (v. 2 ; cloth ; alk. paper)
0674054954 (v. 2 ; cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Biondo Flavio, 1392-1463. Italia illustrata.
Biondo, Flavio.
Italia illustrata (Biondo Flavio)
Italia illustrata.
Humanism Italy Early works to 1800.
Humanisme Italie Ouvrages avant 1800.
74.19 geography of Europe.
Antiquities.
Humanism.
Travel.
Siedlung
Topografie
Italy Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Rome Antiquities Early works to 1800.
Italy History 476-1268 Early works to 1800.
Italy History 1268-1492 Early works to 1800.
Italy Biography Early works to 1800.
Italy Genealogy Early works to 1800.
Italy History To 1500 Early works to 1800.
Rome Early works to 1800 History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Italie Descriptions et voyages Ouvrages avant 1800.
Italie Histoire Jusqu'à 1500 Ouvrages avant 1800.
Italie Biographies Ouvrages avant 1800.
Italie Généalogies Ouvrages avant 1800.
Rome Antiquités Ouvrages avant 1800.
Italie Histoire 476-1268 Ouvrages avant 1800.
Italie Histoire 1268-1492 Ouvrages avant 1800.
Italy.
Rome (Empire)
Italien
Italië.

Form/genre:

Family histories.
Biographies.
Early works.
Genealogy.
History.
Early works to 1800.
Histoires familiales.

Host item:

The I Tatti Renaissance Library Series.

Added entries:

White, Jeffrey A., editor, translator.
Biondo Flavio, 1392-1463. Italia illustrata. Latin (White)
Biondo Flavio, 1392-1463. Italia illustrata. English (White)
I Tatti Renaissance library ; 20, 75.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 238196
Call No.: BIB 168054
Status: Available