Later Travels [Latin]

by Cyriac of Ancona

Early Renaissance humanists discovered the culture of ancient Greece and Rome mostly through the study of classical manuscripts. Cyriac of Ancona (Ciriaco de' Pizzecolli, 1391-1452), a merchant and diplomat as well as a scholar, was among the first to study the physical remains of the ancient world in person and for that reason is sometimes regarded as the father of classical archaeology. His travel diaries and letters are filled with descriptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Latin
• ISBN: 0674007581
• ISBN13: 9780674007581
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 7.7"