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Lisbon in the Renaissance : a new translation of the Urbis Olisiponis descriptio /
De Gois was a Portuguese humanist, a friend of Erasmus and his circle, and a writer imbued with the classical learning of his day. His Description of Lisbon was written in 1554 at the height of the city's commercial and cultural influence. It places the city in its geographical and historical s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Italica Press,
1996.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | De Gois was a Portuguese humanist, a friend of Erasmus and his circle, and a writer imbued with the classical learning of his day. His Description of Lisbon was written in 1554 at the height of the city's commercial and cultural influence. It places the city in its geographical and historical setting, surveys its topography and environs, and reviews its major architectural attractions. Ruth's introduction places de Góis in the intellectual and historical context of the age, summarizes previous scholarship on the author and his work, and provides useful notes. This edition also includes reprodu. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-68) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781599100609 1599100606 |