Short history of Florence (A)

This very short book walks you through Florence and its history, politics, art, city planning, personalities and institutions from its origin to the modern day. I read this to try to weave together all the snippets of information I already knew about the city and this gave me a great framework to do Leggi tutto

Breve ma efficace. Alcuni stralci dalle ultime pagine: pag.136 _______________________________ Già alla fine dell'Ottocento era stato fondato in Via Serragli, a pochi passi dal glorioso teatro Goldoni, il collegio-convitto degli "Artigianelli", dove tanti ragazzi poveri senza famiglia venivano nutriti, Leggi tutto

Quest'opera riassume in 150 pagine la storia di Firenze, dalle sue origini a oggi, soffermandosi molto sul '300-'400-'500, periodo d'oro della città toscana. Vivendo vicino a Firenze, conoscevo già un po' la storia di Firenze e perciò la lettura mi è risultata più semplice. Consiglio questo libro a Leggi tutto

History, the telling of historical accounts as it is in this case, should not be dry. As in every telling there is plenty that will be left out. However, there is often a theme that somehow weaves the story that is told in historical accounts. This very short history of Florence falls into that cate Leggi tutto

Too detailed, disorganized and hard to follow. The translation is part of the problem.

Picked this book up in a Florence bookshop, and it was terrible, possibly due to the horrible translation. An average tour book might be better and more informative. Or watch a documentary.

Very uneven translation. Perhaps it is better in Italian?

Olvida lo de breve, y solo arroja muchos hechos en pocas páginas. Lástima.

Meh...