'Awarded'' the Howard R. Marraro Prize by the American Historical Association.' "Always fascinating...The reader will get from Goldthwaite's book on the economics of architecture a more lively and moreauthentic impression of life in Renaissance Florence than from many more general descriptions of Florentine culture."--Felix Gilbert, 'New York Review of Books.'

About the Author
Richard A. Goldthwaite is professor emeritus of history at the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of The Building of Renaissance Florence: An Economic and Social History and Wealth and the Demand for Art in Italy, 1300-1600, both also published by Johns Hopkins.

Reviews
Always fascinating... The reader will get from Goldthwaite's book on the economics of architecture a more lively and more authentic impression of life in Renaissance Florence than from many more general descriptions of Florentine culture. -- Felix Gilbert New York Review of Books 1982 Always fascinating... The reader will get from Goldthwaite's book on the economics of architecture a more lively and more authentic impression of life in Renaissance Florence than from many more general descriptions of Florentine culture. -- Felix Gilbert New York Review of Books



Book Information
ISBN 9780801829772
Author Richard A. Goldthwaite
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight(grams) 652g