Italy's Paradise : A History of Tuscany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moffat, Alistair.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Florence (Italy).

Tuscany (Italy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Birlinn, Limited, 2024.

Summary:

What is it that makes this exquisite part of Italy so seductive? Historian Alistair Moffat embarks on a journey into Tuscany's past, underlining both the area's regional uniqueness as well as the vital role it has played in the history of the whole of Italy.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Maps

The Dream of Tuscany

1 Pitigliano

2 Before History

3 The Tower-Builders

4 God’s Empire

5 The Communes

6 In the Name of God and of Profit

7 Cosimo and the Florentine Renaissance

8 Murder in the Cathedral

9 Botticelli’s Tears

10 Illustrious Tuscans

11 Grand Tuscany

12 La Bella Toscana

Postscript

Bibliography

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Other Format:

Print version: Moffat, Alistair Italy's Paradise

ISBN:

9781788857253

1788857259

OCLC:

1422231886