Bartolomeo Scala, 1430-1497, Chancellor of Florence: The Humanist as Bureaucrat

by Alison Brown and Alison Brown

Book Overview

Though Bartolomeo Scala has long intrigued historians, he is a figure whose importance has only recently been appreciated. In Alison Brown's biography Scala emerges as a man of more ability and character than anyone has imagined him to be. We begin to understand why he was employed as chancellor for the almost unrivaled period of thirty-two years. Ms. Brown's study is not only the first extensive treatment of Scala's life but also a significant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691635056
• ISBN13: 9780691635057
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"