Giannozzo Manetti: The Life of a Florentine Humanist

by David Marsh

An introduction to one of the premier humanists of the Italian Renaissance, whose extraordinary work in biography, politics, religion, and philosophy has been largely unknown to Anglophone readers.

A celebrated orator, historian, philosopher, and statesman, Giannozzo Manetti (1396-1459) was one of the most remarkable figures of the Italian Renaissance. The son of a wealthy Florentine merchant, he was active in the public life of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674238354
• ISBN13: 9780674238350
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"