Fra Girolamo Savonarola: A Biographical Study Based on Contemporary Documents

Lucas, Herbert. Fra Girolamo Savonarola: A Biographical Study Based on Contemporary Documents. Edinburgh: Sands & Co., 1906. Second revised. Quarto. XXXII, 474, [6]pp (Publisher’s advertisement). Uncut. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Remarkable biography of the notorious Italian Dominican friar, scholastic, and influential contributor to the politics of Florence from 1494 until his execution in 1498. Savonarola was known for his book burning, destruction of what he considered immoral art, and what he thought the Renaissance—which began in his Florence—ought to become. He preached vehemently against the moral corruption of much of the clergy at the time. His main opponent was Rodrigo Borgia, who was Pope Alexander VI from 1492, through Savonarola’s death in 1498. Spine soiled and discolored. Head and tail of spine partly chipped. Moderate shelf wear. Offsetting on endpapers. Minor age toning along paper margin. Binding in overall fair, interior in good+ condition. fair. Hardcover. (31661) $40