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by Gene. A Brucker

Author:	Gene. A Brucker
Subcategory:	Europe
Language:	English
Publisher:	London : Sidgwick & Jackson; 1st Edition edition (1984)
Pages:	288 pages
Category:	History
Rating:	4.9
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Gene A. Brucker is Professor Emeritus of the History Department at the University of California, Berkeley. A lot of this book is made up of court documents which ranging from lighthearted and silly to vulgar and macabre.

Gene A. Series: RSART: Renaissance Society of America Reprint Text Series (Book 8). Paperback: 282 pages. Other books ("Shopping in Renaissance Italy", "Renaissance Letters", Lucca Landucci's "A Florentine Diary") are also priceless, but this one wins hands down in terms of story-telling and entertainment. 6 people found this helpful.

Gene Adam Brucker (October 15, 1924 – July 9, 2017). in Cropsey, Illinois) was an American historian and the Shepard Professor of History, Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. Brucker studied at Oxford and received his P. from Princeton University in 1954. He was immediately appointed to the faculty at Berkeley.

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Gene Florence THE COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DEPRESSION GLASS Collectors Books

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Renaissance Florence book. The book is very informative about the social, cultural, and political aspects of Rensaissance Florence, but it is dry. I could barely get through it and ended up skimming most of it. However, on the bright side, it did make me fondly recall my days at . Egerton - someone who was as passionate as they come about art, history, politics, Florence, and Italy. He was a great I read this book in college as part of an art history class, Art and Politics of Renaissance Florence.

In this century Gene Brucker has been one of the city's most knowledgeable admirers

In this century Gene Brucker has been one of the city's most knowledgeable admirers. With the historian's ability to uncover the past, he skillfully relates the story of Florence's Golden Age and the conjoined forces that transformed the city on the Arno into one of the most glorious civilizations the world has known. Brucker's story of the premier city of the Italian Renaissance tells of great families and common people, wars and economic dislocations, natural catastrophes and religious turmoil, and extraordinary artistic and literary achievement.

His treatment compares favorably with Hibberts book on the Medici, which covers much the same ground but with little or no use of primary sources. At the same time, the tone of the book is conversational.

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Gene Brucker explores those pivotal years in Florence and ranges over northern Italy, with forays into the histories of. .

Gene Brucker explores those pivotal years in Florence and ranges over northern Italy, with forays into the histories of Genoa, Milan, and Venice. Whether he is writing about a case in the criminal archives, about a citation from Machiavelli, or the concept of modernity, the result is the same: Brucker brings the pulse of the period alive.

Notes: Includes index. Translation of: Firenze 1138-1737 L'Impero del Fiorino. Bibliography: p. 271. Translation of: Firenze 1138-1737 L'Impero del Fiorino Subjects:ART - POST-1501 - Italy. ART, MEDIEVAL - Italy. RENAISSANCE ART - Italy. Cities and towns - Italy - Florence (Italy) - History - 1421-1737.

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Querlaca

The word "amateur" comes from the Italian "amare" which means to love and this is a book for anyone with an interest in and affection for Italian city states and Florence in particular. Mr. Gene Brucker is a distinguished American historian (University of California, Berkeley) with an admirable record but the book he has produced about Florence is meant for the general reader and obviously aims at sharing his passion for the quattrocento (Florence's golden age, the 15th century and beyond) with as many people as possible. The result is splendid : in seven chapters dealing with the great families, the economy, the forms of government, the Florentine dominion, the Principato, etc., the reader is taken through a pleasant voyage in history. The writing is never heavy but neither is it meant for those who give up easily : some of the chapters - on the conflicts between Guelfs and Ghibellines for instance - do require more than a passing interest in the subject. The book is lavishly illustrated and contains a number of separate "two pagers" I greatly enjoyed, which present a number of interesting topics in themselves, such as the description of a city plan, the features of a traditional Florentine palazzo, the currencies in use, the reach of Florentine trade, the guilds, Andrea del Verocchio, the geometric theory of perspective and many other topics. An admirable book, to be highly recommended.

Arilak

This book is more like a history text book about Florence. I was looking for an art book. However it's well put together. It has chapters like- great families, economy of Florence, government.

Mushicage

After reading Mary McCarthy's The Stones of Florence, I decided that I wanted to read a more straightforward history of the city. I picked this book based on the Amazon reviews, but never expected a coffee table-type book, albeit with a paper cover. Lavishly illustrated, The Golden Age of Florence covers the city from the initial stages of the Renaissance to its end. Florence was a turbulent city, sometimes ruled by a group of nobility, sometimes by its guilds, and eventually by the Medici. The city faced as much danger from its own internal squabbles as it did from its external enemies. Yet, despite this, the city experience unprecedented economic , industrial, and artistic development , producing some of the finest wool in Europe along with Dante, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Botticelli, among so many.

This book does a fine job of telling this story, not just the politics, but the economics and the various arts. It is a general overview, not meant to be a scholarly work. The writing is designed to bring the reader to the Florence during its Golden Age, drawing interesting portraits of all the relevant characters. I grew somewhat frustrated with the lack of connection between one event to another. Savonarola somehow sneaked up, took over the city, and died as a heretic, with no real explanation of who he was and how he came to take on such a role. Although the book itself only covers a 600 year period of time, an appendix in the back does have a brief synopsis of historical events starting from its founding and ending with the rule by the Austrians. The illustrations in the book are arranged in categories, so each page centers not on the text itself, though it may be related, but on the general theme. The author has selected drawings from manuscripts, photographs of sculptures and buildings, and representations of paintings.

Despite any quibbles mentioned, I highly recommend the book for anyone who wants to learn a general overview of the history of Florence illustrated with some of the finest works of art that man has ever produced.

Andronrad

This looks like and is a coffee table book but unlike many coffee table books it is well written with lots of insightful information. Tons of great pictures.

Samuhn

Brucker's volume is one of the best modern survey's of the foundation and growth of Renaissance Florence available. Thoughtfully illustrated with period art and modern photography, this book is an important study of the city that was a foundation of modern western civilization.

Beazezius

A beautiful book. High quality text, paper and color prints. My only criticism is that is too large and heavy to comfortably read in my lap. It's not a hold-in-you-hands book, more a reading-stand kind of book.

Grotilar

If you want to know about the most beautiful city on Earth during the Renaissance, look no further than this title. The author provides detailed information on everything you could want to know. Perfect for the history buff, lover of art, Florence-fanatic, or tourist headed to Italy. Much better than Michael Levey's Florence.

Strangely a large format book with beautiful illustrations the base text is excellent, as are the focus sections which look at different aspects of life in Florence.

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