Villani's Chronicle by Giovanni Villani
"Villani's Chronicle" by Giovanni Villani is a 14th-century history of Florence written between 1300 and 1348. Inspired by Rome's first Jubilee, Villani chronicles his city's origins and development through detailed year-by-year accounts. The work documents building projects, population statistics, commerce, disasters, and pivotal battles between Guelphs and Ghibellines. His chronicle blends medieval reliance on divine providence with a modernistic statistical approach, continuing until the Black Death claimed his life in 1348. (This
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| Author | Villani, Giovanni, -1348 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Wicksteed, Philip H. (Philip Henry), 1844-1927 |
| Translator | Selfe, Rose E. |
| Title |
Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuova_Cronica |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Ted Garvin, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DG: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Italy, Vatican City, Malta |
| Subject | Florence (Italy) -- History |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 33022 |
| Release Date | Jul 8, 2010 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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