In Journey with Boccaccio, The places of Florence and Tuscany in the work of the great narrator

The book aims to take a journey by accompanying the reader through the places of Giovanni Boccaccio’s hometown, the countryside, the family homeland and the Tuscany. Discovering the genes of the place, the identity traits which, beyond the inevitable changes in environment, use and value, remain as distinctive signs of key events in the history and memory of this country. The book is also intended to be a guide for those who intend to know, or recognize, the places of Boccaccio, find the lost images and those still present, depict that cultural environment of artists and writers, philosophers and theologians, diplomats and politicians enlightened that permeated the life and works of the great narrator.

Texts: Massimo Gennari, Simona Lazzerini
Pages: 276
Format: 20×22 cm
With color images and georeferenced maps