Renaissance in Italy Age of the Despots

Works of John Addington Symonds. Symonds wrote many books on the Renaissance. The Spirit of the Renaissance, The Rise of the Communes, The Rule of the Despots, The Popes of the Renaissance, Savonarola: Scourage and Seer, The Raid of Charles VIII, The Revival of learning, The Florentine Historians, Literary Society at Florentine Historians, Literary Society at Florence, Men of Letters at Rome and Naples, Milan, Manutua, and Ferrara, the Fine Arts, The Revival of the Vernacular Literature, The Catholic Reaction.The Introduction is signed 1893 which gives an indication of the date. A Former owners name has a date of 1907 below it, so the date must be between this time period. Has a great engraving in the front frontis of John Addington Symonds. He must have been quite a writer in his time to get this kind of attention. The Frontis sketch is engraved by Joseph Brown Edward Clifford. Green Hardcover Gilt lettering on the spine. Has a library number on the spine. 3/30/2004 7:16:30 AM 3/10/2005 10:19:17 PM 1