Inside Story
2 primary works • 6 total works
Book 1
Book 13
Illustrations and text describe life in the villa of a wealthy family situated in the countryside outside Rome during the first century A.D.
Visit 15th Century Florence in Italy, where the bustle of trade and political discussion is ushering in a new age of enlightenment for Europe. See the townsfolk at play, work and even war. Meet scholars who are introducing new ways of thinking, inspired by the classical world, and inspiring great Renaissance artists such as Donatello. Superb cutaway illustrations and pinpoint enlargements accompany the text. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal educational text.
Each book in this series takes the reader on a street-by-street tour of a town from a past civilisation, introducing the major buildings and typical features, and describing everyday life in the town.'