Machiavelli and Guicciardini: Politics and History in Sixteenth Century Florence

"It is precisely with the emergence of history as we know it today that Professor Gilbert's important book is concerned. . . . Instead of treating these two great figures in isolation, Professor Gilbert puts them into the context of their times, into the stream of political thinking and historical writing of which they were a part. . . .His book is the fruit of years of writing of which they were a part. . . .His book is the fruit of years of original research among Florentine archives and ...