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Belozerskaya, Marina

 
9780393065541: To Wake the Dead: A Renaissance Merchant and the Birth of Archaeology
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ISBN 10 : 0393065545 ISBN 13 : 9780393065541
Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2009

Synopsis

At the beginning of the fifteenth century, a young Italian bookkeeper fell under the spell of the classical past. Despite his limited education, the Greeks and Romans seemed to speak directly to him―not from books but from the physical ruins and inscriptions that lay neglected around the shores of the Mediterranean.As an international merchant, Cyriacus of Ancona was accustomed to the perils of travel in foreign lands―unlike his more scholarly peers with their handsome libraries and wealthy patrons, who benefited greatly from the discoveries communicated in his widely distributed letters and drawings. Having seen firsthand the destruction of the world’s cultural heritage, Cyriacus resolved to preserve it for future generations. To do so he would spy on the Ottomans, court popes and emperors, and even organize a crusade.

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À propos de l'auteur

Marina Belozerskaya is the author of The Medici Giraffe: And Other Tales of Exotic Animals and Power, The Arts of Tuscany from the Etruscans to Ferragamo, and Luxury Arts of the Renaissance. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles.

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Éditeur
WW Norton & Co
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0393065545
ISBN 13 
9780393065541
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
320
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