num_pages: 288
description: John Larner examines all the major developments across the Italian peninsula in the period that saw the rise of Florence and Venice, the development of a commercial empire by Italian towns which stretched from England to China, as well as the extraordinary cultural growth of the time.
language: English
title: Italy in the Age of Dante and Petrarch, 1216-1380
titlecomplete: Italy in the Age of Dante and Petrarch, 1216-1380
characters: Giovanni Boccaccio, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Dante Alighieri, Robert, King of Naples, Salimbene di Adam, Francesco Petrarch, Pope John XXII, Giovanni Villani
genres: Italy, Medieval History, History, Medieval
ratings_count: 13
series: Longman History of Italy
publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd