FLORENCE
The New Athens on the Arno
The birth of Florence was, mildly put, inauspicious: a
settlement of Roman veteran soldiers on the banks of
an untamed river. The reason for the choice for the
location of the veterans’ colony: the land was available.
But after centuries of obscurity, this small town rose
suddenly to international prominence in banking,
shipping, warfare, diplomacy, and the arts. Florentine
merchants, scholars, ambassadors, soldiers, and artists
were to be seen everywhere on three continents. Their
ubiquitous presence prompted one Pope to call the
Florentines “the fifth element.”
These lectures will trace the history of the city from its
humble beginnings to its international Golden Age and
to its retirement as one of the great cities of the
European Grand Tour. Special emphasis will be given
to the numerous surviving monuments of Florence’s
illustrious past.
The lectures are richly illustrated with images, and
course material includes detailed printed lecture notes
and an extensively illustrated syllabus.
LECTURES:
Three lectures.
308 DVD. 3 lectures on DVD $25.00.
318 CD. 3 lectures on audio CD $16.00.
The New Athens on the Arno
The birth of Florence was, mildly put, inauspicious: a
settlement of Roman veteran soldiers on the banks of
an untamed river. The reason for the choice for the
location of the veterans’ colony: the land was available.
But after centuries of obscurity, this small town rose
suddenly to international prominence in banking,
shipping, warfare, diplomacy, and the arts. Florentine
merchants, scholars, ambassadors, soldiers, and artists
were to be seen everywhere on three continents. Their
ubiquitous presence prompted one Pope to call the
Florentines “the fifth element.”
These lectures will trace the history of the city from its
humble beginnings to its international Golden Age and
to its retirement as one of the great cities of the
European Grand Tour. Special emphasis will be given
to the numerous surviving monuments of Florence’s
illustrious past.
The lectures are richly illustrated with images, and
course material includes detailed printed lecture notes
and an extensively illustrated syllabus.
LECTURES:
- Ancient and Medieval Florentia.
- Florence: Queen of the Renaissance.
- Firenze: The Grand Dowager of the Arts.
Three lectures.
308 DVD. 3 lectures on DVD $25.00.
318 CD. 3 lectures on audio CD $16.00.
FLORENCE
308 DVD: 3 lectures on DVD $25.00.
318 CD. 3 lectures on audio CD $16.00.
308 DVD: 3 lectures on DVD $25.00.
318 CD. 3 lectures on audio CD $16.00.
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