{"product_id":"the-companion-guide-to-florence-9781900639194","title":"The Companion Guide to Florence","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e`Richly informative, an admirable piece of historical writing - offers lively interest wherever it is opened'\u003c\/i\u003eYORKSHIRE POST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a book to read before you go, to carry with you and to re-read on your return.\u003c\/i\u003e SPECTATOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA sure and illuminating guide. \u003c\/i\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe city state of Florence led the rest of the western world in art, science and political idealism in the middle ages. This early richness, the importance of the achievements of its famous sons, including Dante, Giotto, Leonardo and Michelangelo, the great quantity of visible remains, make Florence as a city to visit both alluring and challenging. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn true \u003ci\u003eCompanion Guide\u003c\/i\u003e manner, this book describes, with the knowledge and insight distilled from long residence in Florence, and with an art historian's eye, what is to be seen and its place in history. In discussing the Florentine monuments and their origins in the city's life, EVE BORSOOK  presents a study of the ideas, events and personalities of Florence yesterday and today; she communicates to the visitor her delight in her chosen city, including those districts usually neglected by the tourist but particularly rich in Florentine life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEVE BORSOOK is a research associate at Harvard's Centerfor Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti in Florence.","brand":"Eve Borsook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280766251259,"sku":"9781900639194","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781900639194_b91f585a-aea8-453e-97c6-665402c6cabd.jpg?v=1772487916","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-companion-guide-to-florence-9781900639194","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}