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Italy, In Its Original Glory, Ruine And Revival: Being An Exact Survey Of The Whole Geography, And History Of That Famous Country: With The Adjacent I

Italy, In Its Original Glory, Ruine And Revival: Being An Exact Survey Of The Whole Geography, And History Of That Famous Country: With The Adjacent I

Schottus, Franciscus

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Genealogy & HeraldryGeneral World HistorySouth

ISBN10: 9354484689
ISBN13: 9789354484681
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 350
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.78 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into Italy as seventeenth-century travellers saw it: brilliant, broken, and reborn. Franciscus Schottus, a learned Jesuit and tireless observer, offers a sweeping early modern travelogue and historical geography book that moves confidently between road and library, turning the peninsula and its seas into a living map. From the Alps to the harbours of Naples, from Rome and Sicily to Malta and the smaller islands, he weaves together geography, memory and faith to trace the history of Italy through its original glory, ruine and revival. The journey begins in Rome. Ancient and early modern Rome stand side by side here, their streets, monuments and rituals described with the curiosity that shaped early modern europe history. At once narrative journey and academic history reference, Italy, In Its Original Glory, Ruine And Revival serves today as a primary source for historians and an engrossing window for the curious reader. Its portraits of cities, shrines and states illuminate rome and sicily history, the wider Italian cultural history of seventeenth century Italy, and the world that later grand tour travel books would popularise. Collectors of classic travel history will value its blend of scholarship and vivid observation, while general readers gain an intimate companion to the landscapes and legends they encounter. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this edition is restored for today's and future generations, more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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