{"product_id":"portraits-of-learned-men-hardcover","title":"Portraits of Learned Men - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaolo Giovio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKenneth Gouwens\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKenneth Gouwens\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most complete translation available of these brief biographies of great European figures, written by one of the leading historians of the sixteenth century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortraits of Learned Men\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating synopsis of the contours, mentality, and trajectory of humanistic culture in Italy and Europe by one of the leading historians of the sixteenth century, Paolo Giovio (1483-1552). These brief biographies of 146 men of learning--from Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio in the fourteenth century to Erasmus, Thomas More, and Juan Luis Vives in the sixteenth--were meant to accompany accurate portrait paintings commemorating great figures in modern history. Presented together with the literary portraits in this volume, these paintings would be located in a purpose-built villa on Lake Como that would be open to the public. Giovio called this his \u003ci\u003emusaeum\u003c\/i\u003e, or home of the Muses, one of the first such institutions in European history. His museum would not only serve the traditional function of inspiring virtuous emulation but also provide a comprehensive, candid, and personal overview of the Republic of Letters as it had taken shape and flourished in Italy and Europe during the Renaissance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume contains a fresh edition of the Latin text and a new, more complete translation than any now available in English.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.65 x 8.03 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45604595990572,"sku":"9780674290150","price":47.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/portraits-of-learned-men-hardcover","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}