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The Origins of the Platonic Academy of Florence

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Full Title:

The Origins of the Platonic Academy of Florence

Contributors:

By (Author) Arthur M. Field

ISBN:

9780691631332

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Imprint:

Princeton University Press

Publication Date:

28th June 2016

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy

Dewey:

945.5

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

320

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 229mm

Weight:

624g

Description

Founded by Cosimo de' Medici in the early 1460s, the Platonic Academy shaped the literary and artistic culture of Florence in the later Renaissance and influenced science, religion, art, and literature throughout Europe in the early modern period. This major study of the Academy's beginnings presents a fresh view of the intellectual and cultural li

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