Florence in Transition [Two-volume set] Vol. 1: The Decline of the Commune. Vol. 2: Studies in the Rise of the Territorial State.. This item is unavailable.Florence in Transition [Two-volume set] Vol. 1: The Decline of the Commune. Vol. 2: Studies in the Rise of the Territorial State.

Becker, Martin B. Florence in Transition [Two volume set.] Vol. 1: The Decline of the Commune. Vol. 2: Studies in the Rise of the Territorial State. Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1967/1968. Hardcover with jackets. Condition: both vols fine/fine. Vol. 1: Cover has shelf wear tail of spine; head and foredge of text block slightly foxed; corners sharp. Jacket is price-clipped; shelf wear tail of spine; spine slightly sunned. Vol. 2: Slight foxing head of text block; else, as new. Jacket is price-clipped; spine sunned. Octavo. Vol. 1: 263 pp. Vol. 2: 275 pp. Both volumes brown cloth binding; gilt lettering on spine with dark red title panel and volume number. Both volumes amply annotated, with Epilogue, Bibliography, and Index. Bindings sound; clean copies; no markings. The author pursued painstaking research in the State Archives of Florence. Volume 1 explains the decline of the communal paideia in the early 14th century and Volume 2 traces the growth of the Renaissance territorial state, characterized by the surge of new citizens involved in politics after 1343 and the increase in communal debt. A masterful scholarly work in excellent condition. Additional photos available on request.…