Chaney, Edward
Florence: A Traveller's Reader
- ISBN 13:
- 9781472141293
- author:
- Chaney, Edward
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Robinson
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 19.9 x 14.1 x 2.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Travel, Country Guides, Europe
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Florence has long been a city with an English accent, as noted by the Goncourt brothers in 1855. This perception remains true for English-speaking travellers to this day. In "A Traveller's Reader", Florence's rich past is brought to life through letters, diaries and memoirs of travellers from past centuries and the Florentines themselves. The book features extracts chosen by cultural historian Edward Chaney, including accounts from Boccaccio on the Black Death, Vasari on Giotto's Campanile, an eyewitness account of Michelangelo's 'David', and writings from Elizabeth Barrett Browning at the Casa Guidi. The book is accompanied by a concise history of Florence from its origins to the devastating flood in 1966, provided by Sir Harold Acton.
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