History of Florence: From the Founding of the City through the Renaissance

by Ferdinand Schevill

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Canonical title: History of Florence: From the Founding of the City through the Renaissance
Alternate titles: Medieval and Renaissance Florence
Original publication date: 1936
People/Characters: Lorenzo de' Medici
Dedication: To Clara For Whom this Book was Begun and to Whose Bright and Gallant Spirit it is Dedicated

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Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 945.51 — History & geography History of Europe Italy Tuscany Florence
LCC: DG736 .S3 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania City History of Italy Central Italy Tuscany. Florence

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History of Florence: From the Founding of the City through the Renaissance

by Ferdinand Schevill

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