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Bruni's History of the Florentine People in twelve books is generally considered the first modern work of history, and was widely imitated by humanist historians for two centuries after its official publication by the Florentine Signoria in 1442. This edition makes it available for the first time in English translation.

Print Book, English, 2004

Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2004

History

xi, 584 pages : maps ; 21 cm.

9780674010666, 0674010663

75180629

Parallel Latin text and English translation