The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance by Ross King

The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance

Ross King

496 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced

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The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings – the dazzling handiwork of the city's artists and architects. But equally important were geniuses of another kind: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, sch...

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