Renaissance Florence, Updated edition

"Brucker has been able to tell us more about his subject than anyone else in so short a space, and he has done so with intelligence and verve. . . . Indeed, there is no other book about Florence in the period which combines such a broad range of archival sources—family records, economic records, records of church and state—with the standard literary sources in such an original and effective way. . . . But of all things about the book, I liked best his use of the pointed, personal example—product of his labor in the archives. His stories about Florentines, from slave girl to priest to patrician, truly bring them and their city to life."

• List of Maps and Illustrations 1. The Renaissance City 2. The Economy 3. The Patriciate 4. Politics 5. The Church and the Faith 6. Culture Epilogue Bibliography and Notes Index