Italy during the 14th and 15th centuries gave birth to some of the most outstanding artists, writers, and theorists the world has ever known. Now this superb one-volume anthology, assembled by two of the field's top scholars, presents an exciting and comprehensive selection of writings that represent the most influential works of eleven great Renaissance Italians, including Petrarch, Boccaccio, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and Machievelli.
