Soon to arrive here - a discussion of volume V of Durant's history of the Renaissance in Italy. {Actually there was no Italy; only city-states}
The following topics will be available for discussion in the Forum: Major Books in the Volume.
I. Prelude: Petrarch and Boccaccio 1304-1375 and the Popes in Avignon 1309 -1377
II. The Florentine Renaissance 1378-1534
II. Italian Pageant 1378 - 1534
III. Roman Renaissance - 1378 -1521
IV. Debacle
VI. Finale 1534 - 1576
The Black Death was from 1346 -1353. Important cities: Florence and Padua