A Florentine merchant
by Giovanni Caselli · 1986
Presents a story of a rich merchant, Francesco Datini, and his household in northern Italy in the late fourteenth century, seen from the viewpoint of a slave, depicting the merchant's life in the town of Prato and his work in nearby Florence.
Social life and customsMerchantsSocial conditionsHistoryJuvenile literatureItalian settingFictionManners and customsEnglish author