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FlorenceinthefifteenthcenturywastheundisputedcentreoftheItalianRenaissance.Itslegacyisapparenttodayineveryaspectofhumanendeavour.Outartandscience,ourlearningandliterature,ourChristianityandoutcivicliberties,evenourconceptionofwhatconstitutesagentleman,haveallbeenshapedbyFlorentinethoughtanddeed.InthisbrilliantandabsorbingbookVincentCroninbringsvividlytolifethepeopleandmyriadachievementsofthisastonishinglyfruitfulepochinhumanhistory.