Merchant writers of the Italian Renaissance
By: edited by Vittore Branca ; translated from the Italian by Murtha Baca.
Contributors: Branca, Vittore.; Baca, Murtha.
Publisher: Marsilio Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
Subjects: Commerce -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500; Merchants -- Italy -- Florence -- Biography; Florence (Italy) -- Social life and customs; Florence (Italy) -- Commerce -- History; Florence (Italy) -- Biography
Description: "The collection of tales, stories, and detailed descriptions of everyday life that Professor Vittore Branca has assembled in Merchant Writers bring to life an emerging world of businessmen and nobles who, in their lifetimes, would see the Italian city-states become the greatest force - financial, moralistic, and cultural of Renaissance Europe."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.