Historie Universali De Suoi Tempi Di Giouan Villani Cittadoni Fiorentino Nuouamente ristampata Con Tauole necessaire e Postille in Margine delle cose notabili, fatte Per M. Remigio Fiorentino

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Two parts in one vol. La Prima Parte et La Seconda. Part 1. Pp.(28), 588, (12); Part 2. Pp. (10), 232,(8).Lacking pages with early part of table in part 1 and pp.465-480 of text. Part 2 complete. Later calf spine and marble boards. Partial scuffing, wear to extremities. Occasional internal wear and stains. Else generally good. Scarce 16th century prinitng. Ex-priory lib. Minimal stamps. Giovanni Villani (Florence, 1280 - Florence, 1348 ) was a merchant , historian and columnist. He was from a common family, the son of Villano di Stoldo di Bellincione, he worked as a merchant and banker, first partner of the Peruzzi , then of the Buonaccorsi. He also participated in public life, which in the Florence of the first half of the fourteenth century was less troubled by the political struggles that had divided it at the end of the previous century and which had played such a part in determining the passionate stamp of the greatest chronicler of the previous generation, Dino Comrades . During this period he held the office of prior three times (in 1316 , 1321 and 1328 ) and in 1317 he became a member of the commission for the new gabelles; in 1324 he oversaw the construction of the walls and was an officer assigned to cope with the famine that gripped Florence in 1329 . In this new climate, Villani, while showing sympathy for the Guelph party of the Blacks , remained more detached and objective in evaluating the historical events he witnessed. In 1331 he began his decline from the political scene, following an accusation of embezzlement (later revealed to be unfounded) that had been brought against him at the time he had been treasurer of the Municipality for the construction of the walls. He was involved in the bankruptcy of the Buonaccorsi family and imprisoned for a short time in the Stinche , around 1346 , as he was considered a fugitive merchant. He died of the plague in 1348 : while he was working on his chronicle, he was struck down by the disease in such a sudden way that he left a sentence unfinished. N° de ref. del artículo 022010

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