9780674599208: Life and Early Travels (The I Tatti Renaissance Library 65)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0674599209 ISBN 13: 9780674599208
Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Cyriac of Ancona (1391 1452) was among the first to study the physical remains of the ancient world in person and for that reason is sometimes regarded as the father of classical archaeology. This volume contains a life of Cyriac to the year 1435 by his friend Francesco Scalamonti, which relies on Cyriac s own records, along with several letters to and from Cyriac, and other texts illustrating his early life. These include Cyriac s letter-treatise in praise of Julius Caesar, countering the attacks on the founder of the Roman Empire made by Renaissance republicans. A number of the texts included have been freshly edited and translated for the first time in this volume."

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About the Authors

Charles Mitchell (1912–1995) was Professor of the History of Art, Emeritus, at Bryn Mawr College.

Edward W. Bodnar (1920–2011) was Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at Georgetown University.

Clive Foss is retired from teaching history at Georgetown University.

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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0674599209
ISBN 13 
9780674599208
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
400