To Wake the Dead: A Renaissance Merchant and the Birth of Archaeology - Rilegato

Belozerskaya, Marina

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0393065545 ISBN 13: 9780393065541

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2009

Riassunto

Traces the contributions of fifteenth-century merchant and amateur classicist Cyriacus of Ancona to the preservation of ancient Mediterranean monuments, describing his widely distributed letters and drawings, his productive relationships with both Greeks and Romans, and his work as a spy.

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At the beginning of the fifteenth century, a young Italian bookkeeper fell under the spell of the classical past. Despite his limited education, the Greeks and Romans seemed to speak directly to him - not from books but from the neglected ruins and inscriptions that lay around the shores of the Mediterranean. As an international merchant, Cyriacus of Ancona was accustomed to the perils of travel in foreign lands - unlike his more scholarly peers with their handsome libraries and wealthy patrons, who benefited greatly from the discoveries communicated in his widely distributed letters and drawings. Having seen firsthand the destruction of the world's cultural heritage, Cyriacus resolved to preserve it for future generations. To do so he would spy on the Ottomans, court popes and emperors and even organise a crusade.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0393065545
• ISBN 13: 9780393065541
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 308
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile