The City of Florence - Hardcover

Lewis, R.W.B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1860640036 ISBN 13: 9781860640032

Publisher: Barbara Ward & Associates, 2008

Synopsis

Why have generations of travellers been so held in thrall by Florence? In this book, R.W.B. Lewis provides a look at the glories of Florence, the Tuscan city which has been a prime source for modern Western culture and which has also been his second home for many years. In chapters full of history, and the personal reflections of a traveller, Lewis reconsiders the principal focal points of the city - the Arno, the Duomo, the Ponte Vecchio and Santa Croce. He casts new light on Florence's cultural and civic legacy from the Middle Ages to the present, and invites the reader to share his vision of a city and the way of life it has engendered and inspired.

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"This is wonderful history-detailed, fluid, and carried along by emotion. I cannot imagine visiting Florence without reading this book. "- Karen Stabiner, Los Angeles Times
This is wonderful history-detailed, fluid, and carried along by emotion. I cannot imagine visiting Florence without reading this book. Karen Stabiner, Los Angeles Times"

"This is wonderful history-detailed, fluid, and carried along by emotion. I cannot imagine visiting Florence without reading this book." --Karen Stabiner, Los Angeles Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Barbara Ward & Associates
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1860640036
• ISBN 13: 9781860640032
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320