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- 2009016582 abstract "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 physical ruins and inscriptions that lay neglected 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 organize a crusade.--From publisher description.".
- 2009016582 contributor B11412558.
- 2009016582 coverage "Italy Intellectual life 1268-1559.".
- 2009016582 created "c2009.".
- 2009016582 date "2009".
- 2009016582 date "c2009.".
- 2009016582 dateCopyrighted "c2009.".
- 2009016582 description "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 physical ruins and inscriptions that lay neglected 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 organize a crusade.--From publisher description.".
- 2009016582 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2009016582 extent "308 p. :".
- 2009016582 identifier "0393065545 (hardcover)".
- 2009016582 identifier "9780393065541 (hardcover)".
- 2009016582 issued "2009".
- 2009016582 issued "c2009.".
- 2009016582 language "eng".
- 2009016582 publisher "New York : W.W. Norton & Co.,".
- 2009016582 spatial "Italy Intellectual life 1268-1559.".
- 2009016582 spatial "Italy".
- 2009016582 spatial "Mediterranean Region".
- 2009016582 subject "930.1 22".
- 2009016582 subject "Archaeologists Italy Biography.".
- 2009016582 subject "Archaeology History.".
- 2009016582 subject "CC115.C57 B456 2009".
- 2009016582 subject "Ciriaco, d'Ancona, 1391-1452.".
- 2009016582 subject "Classicists Italy Biography.".
- 2009016582 subject "Travelers Mediterranean Region Biography.".
- 2009016582 title "To wake the dead : a Renaissance merchant and the birth of archaeology / Marina Belozerskaya.".
- 2009016582 type "text".