The Fat Woodworker
Author
Original Work
Translators
Editor
Valerie Martone, Robert L. Martone
Language
Year
1991
Publisher
Country
United States
Pages
88
ISBN
9780934977234
A DELIGHTFUL STORY in the tradition of the Italian Renaissance beffe (stories of practical, often cruel jokes), it recounts a prank engineered by the great Renaissance architect, Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) on an unsuspecting friend and woodworker named Manetto, in reprisal for the woodworker’s social slight. The tale brings usinto the social world of Florence’s craft- and tradespeople, its lawyers and judges, artists, architects and intellectuals and gives a vibrant sense of the city’s close-knit social fabric, its packed streets and busy shops and offices. Translated, with an introduction, by Robert L. Martone & Valerie Martone Illustrated, introduction, bibliography. 2nd printing.— Google Books
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