AN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE SEXTET: Six Tales in Historical Context
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004. Hardcover. Inscribed by translator Murtha Baca on the title page. "This collection of six tales offers enticing views into the history of Renaissance Italy, with fiction and fictional modes becoming gateways to a real, historical world. All written between 1400 and 1500 - among them a rare gem by Lorenzo the Magnificent and a famous account featuring Filippo Brunelleschi - the stories are presented here in lively translations." Octavo: 278 p. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some very light edgewear. Fine / Near fine. Item #77333
ISBN: 0802089933
Price: $40.00