Life and Early Travels (The I Tatti Renaissance Library 65)

by Clive Foss (Author), Charles Mitchell (Author), Charles Mitchell (Author), Clive Foss (Author), Charles Mitchell (Author), Cyriac Of Ancon (Author), Edward W. Bodnar (Author)

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  2015

  $38.30

  Cyriac of Ancona (1391-1452) was among the first to study the physical remains of the ancient world in person and is sometimes regarded as the father of classical archaeology. This volume contains a life of Cyriac to the year 1435 by his friend Francesco Scalamonti, along with several letters and other texts illustrating his early life.