ISBN: 9780801823428 - building of renaissance florence: an economic and social history (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. VERY GOOD in very good dust jacket. No marks in text. Binding is tight and square. DJ has small tear and light wear. TABLE OF CONTENTS: * INTRODUCTION: The Buildings of Renaissance Florence ---- * PART I: Demand: The Patrons: 1.) The Wherewithal to Spend: The Economic Background -- 1.) The Reasons For Building: Needs and Taste ------ * PART II: Supply: The Construction Industry: 1.) Organization of Work -- 1.) Production of Materials -- 1.) The Guild -- 1.) Labor -- 1.) The Architect ------- * CONCLUSION: 8.) The Results: Art and Architecture as Investment ------ * APPENDICES: 1.) Value of the Florin, 1252 - 1533 -- 2.) List of Statutes of Building-Craft Guilds in Italian Cities -- 3.) Workers? Wages: Data and Sources -- 4.) Price of Meat, 1491 - 1501 -- 5.) Toward a Checklist of Early illustrations of Workers in the Construction Industry -- * INDEX. . . . . Awarded the Howard R. Marraro Prize by the American Historical Association. . . . . *Always fascinating. The reader will get from Goldthwaite's book on the economics of architecture a more lively and more authentic impression of life in Renaissance Florence than from many more general descriptions of Florentine culture.* -- Felix Gilbert, New York Review of Books.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Second printing of first edition.

Zustand: Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Ex-library with wear - may contain significant amounts of highlighting and underlining in pen or pencil. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:0801823420.…