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Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani
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- en
About this book
Creators: Giovanni Villani (d. 1348), Philip H. Wicksteed (1844-1927) [Editor], and Rose E. Selfe [Translator] "Villani's Chronicle" by Giovanni Villani is a 14th-century history of Florence written between 1300 and 1348. Inspired by Rome's first Jubilee, Villani chronicles his city's origins and development through detailed year-by-year accounts. The work documents building projects, population statistics, commerce, disasters, and pivotal battles between Guelphs and Ghibellines. His chronicle blends medieval reliance on divine providence with a modernistic statistical approach, continuing until the Black Death claimed his life in 1348. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1057