The Florentine Renaissance
Vincent Cronin
Random House
<span>Florence in the fifteenth century was the undisputed centre of the
 Italian Renaissance. Its legacy is apparent today in every aspect of 
human endeavour. Our art and science, our learning and literature, our 
Christianity and our civic liberties, even our conception of what 
constitutes a gentleman, have all been shaped by Florentine thought and 
deed. <br><br>In this brilliant and absorbing book Vincent Cronin brings
 vividly to life the people and myriad achievements of this 
astonishingly fruitful epoch in human history.</span>