6 vols. 8vo
1826 · Florence
by Villani, Matteo, 1304-1363
Florence: per Il Magheri, 1826. 6 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary quarter polished brown calf and marbled boards, one title label missing, else fine. Bookplate of Byrdcliffe. 6 vols. 8vo. Giovanni Villani (ca 1275-1348), the Florentine writer of the famous chronicles (the Cronica) is the greatest Italian chronicler of his own times and the cornerstone of the early medieval history of Florence. His interest in economic details makes him the most modern of the late medieval chroniclers... Villani's Chronicle was considered an important work at the time, valuable enough to be continued by two other members of his family. Matteo Villani, his brother, of whom nothing is known save that he was twice married and that he died of the plague in 1363, continued it down to the year of his death. Wordier and less acute as a human observer, Matteo is well informed in his facts and is one of the most important sources of Italian history.
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