The Renaissance Discovery of Classical Antiquity

Abstract

Introduction I The Middle Ages II The Forerunners of Petrarch III The Age of Petrarch IV The Heirs of Petrarch V The Ruins of Rome and the Humanists VI The Inheritance of Flavio Biondo VII The Topography and the Destruction of Ancient Rome VIII The Antiquities of Italy: I IX The Antiquities of Italy: II X The Discovery of the Greek World XI The Rise of Classical Epigraphy XII The Study of Ancient Numismatics XIII The Collections of Antiquities XIV Conclusion Addenda.