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Set against the backdrop of the fourteenth-century Black Death, an anthology of one hundred interlinked tales presents a variety of works recounted by the citizens of Florence--nobles, knights, abbots, nuns, doctors, philosophers, students, peasants, pilgrims, thieves, and others--who have fled the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Italian |
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London, England :
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books,
1995.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Penguin classics.
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| Summary: | Set against the backdrop of the fourteenth-century Black Death, an anthology of one hundred interlinked tales presents a variety of works recounted by the citizens of Florence--nobles, knights, abbots, nuns, doctors, philosophers, students, peasants, pilgrims, thieves, and others--who have fled the city to escape the plague. |
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| Physical Description: | cli, 909 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [cxlv]-cli) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780140446296 014044629X |
