{"product_id":"italy-illuminated-by-biondo-flavio-9780674054950","title":"Italy Illuminated","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiondo Flavio (1392–1463), humanist and historian, was a pioneering figure in the Renaissance discovery of antiquity. Famously, he was the author who popularised the term \"Middle Age\" to describe the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the revival of antiquity in his own time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile serving a number of Renaissance popes, he inaugurated an extraordinary programme of research into the history, cultural life, and physical remains of the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eItaly Illuminated\u003c\/i\u003e (1453), of which this is the second and final volume, is a topographical work describing Italy region by region. Its aim is to explore the Roman roots of modern Italy. As such, it is the quintessential work of Renaissance antiquarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000655298796,"sku":"9780674054950","price":71.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27137173482427.jpg?v=1763294220","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/italy-illuminated-by-biondo-flavio-9780674054950","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}