The Merchant of Prato by Iris Origo

The Merchant of Prato by Iris Origo

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Zusammenfassung

A picture of Italian domestic life on the eve of the Renaissance. Francesco di Marco Datini, the 14th-century Tuscan merchant who forms the subject of the Marchesa Origo's study, has now probably become the most intimately accessible figure of the later-Middle Ages.

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The Merchant of Prato by Iris Origo

Francesco di Marco Datini, the 14th-century Tuscan merchant who forms the subject of the Marchesa Origo's study, has now probably become the most intimately accessible figure of the later-Middle Ages. In 1870 the whole astonishing cache, containing some 150,000 letters and great numbers of business documents, came to light. The Marchesa Origo has drawn on this material to paint, in detail, a picture of Italian domestic life on the eve of the Renaissance.
Iris Origo, the Marchesa Origo (1902-1988) was an American writer who lived in Italy. Her other books include Leopardi and The Last Attachment.
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ISBN 13 9780140172188
ISBN 10 0140172181
Titel The Merchant of Prato
Autor Iris Origo
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Penguin Books Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 1992-12-10
Seitenanzahl 400
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