A Guide to Florence per Dan Brown’s Inferno
An eBook with an audio version for discovering Florence, Italy, in the footsteps of Robert Langdon.
Places included: Badia Fiorentina, Torregalli Florence Hospital, Boboli Gardens, Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Vecchio, Dante’s House, Dante’s Church, and Santa Maria Novella Train Station.
Other books
You will find below a number of interesting books, including other novels by Dan Brown, books and guides about Florence, books about mystery and symbolism, and books by or about Dante Alighieri.
You can find both books and eBooks, including inexpensive and free editions.
Clicking on the link will take you to the Amazon.com website, where you can often find several formats of the same book.
Death in August: An Inspector Bordelli Mystery
by Marco Vichi
Florence, summer 1963. Inspector Bordelli is one of the few policemen left in the deserted city…
by Marco Vichi
Florence, summer 1963. Inspector Bordelli is one of the few policemen left in the deserted city…
A Rich Full Death
by Michael Dibdin
Florence,1855. A tale lush with period detail, intricately plotted, and with a truly astonishing final twist.
by Michael Dibdin
Florence,1855. A tale lush with period detail, intricately plotted, and with a truly astonishing final twist.
The Sixteen Pleasures
by Robert Hellenga
In 1966, 29-year-old Margot heads off to Florence, intent on doing her bit to protect its precious books from the great floods, and equally intent on adventure.
by Robert Hellenga
In 1966, 29-year-old Margot heads off to Florence, intent on doing her bit to protect its precious books from the great floods, and equally intent on adventure.
Indian Summer
by W. D. Howells
One of the most charming and memorable romantic comedies in American literature.
by W. D. Howells
One of the most charming and memorable romantic comedies in American literature.
The Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James
One of author Henry James’ most popular novels, and is often considered a masterpiece of British fiction.
by Henry James
One of author Henry James’ most popular novels, and is often considered a masterpiece of British fiction.
The Dante Game: A Homer Kelly Mystery
by Jane Langton
Langton creates a love song to the architectural and cultural richness of Florence as she centers her plot around the pope’s visit to a Florentine cathedral.
by Jane Langton
Langton creates a love song to the architectural and cultural richness of Florence as she centers her plot around the pope’s visit to a Florentine cathedral.
The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall
by Christopher Hibbert
This enthralling book charts the family’s huge influence on Florence. Beginning with the rise of the dynasty, it moves through their golden era…
by Christopher Hibbert
This enthralling book charts the family’s huge influence on Florence. Beginning with the rise of the dynasty, it moves through their golden era…
A Short History of Florence, Italy for Travelers and History Buffs
by Damien Peters
by Damien Peters
The Lives of the Artists
by Giorgio Vasari
An excellent translation of the most important book by Giorgio Vasari, founder of the modern critical research.
by Giorgio Vasari
An excellent translation of the most important book by Giorgio Vasari, founder of the modern critical research.
Brunelleschi’s Dome
by Ross King
An engrossing tale from the political intrigue, personal jealousies, dramatic setbacks, and sheer inventive brilliance that led Filippo seeing his dome completed.
by Ross King
An engrossing tale from the political intrigue, personal jealousies, dramatic setbacks, and sheer inventive brilliance that led Filippo seeing his dome completed.
God and Money: Florence and the Medici in the Renaissance
by Richard Fremantle
One of the best reference books available on Florentine art and the Medici.
by Richard Fremantle
One of the best reference books available on Florentine art and the Medici.
La Sala delle Carte Geografiche in Palazzo Vecchio
by Alessandro Cecchi and Paola Pacetti
A richly illustrated edition.
by Alessandro Cecchi and Paola Pacetti
A richly illustrated edition.
Florence: Just add Water
by Monica Fintoni
A colorful and entertaining survival kit for teenagers visiting in Florence.
by Monica Fintoni
A colorful and entertaining survival kit for teenagers visiting in Florence.
The Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence
by C. R. Ciarlo
This series represents a completely new way of documenting art.
by C. R. Ciarlo
This series represents a completely new way of documenting art.
The City of Florence: Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings
by R.W.B. Lewis
A new look at the glories of Florence, the Tuscan city which has been a prime source for Western culture.
by R.W.B. Lewis
A new look at the glories of Florence, the Tuscan city which has been a prime source for Western culture.
The Divine Comedy
by Dante Alighieri
with commentary by American professor Allen Mandelbaum, a popular modern rendition which includes forty-two Botticelli‘s illustrations.
by Dante Alighieri
with commentary by American professor Allen Mandelbaum, a popular modern rendition which includes forty-two Botticelli‘s illustrations.
The Divine Comedy
by Dante Alighieri
with commentary by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a classic edition.
by Dante Alighieri
with commentary by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a classic edition.
Sandro Botticelli: The Drawings for Dante’s Divine Comedy
Each of Botticelli’s canto sheets illustrated in superb color, faced by a commentary and eight essays on Botticelli, the Medici, and the Divine Comedy.
Each of Botticelli’s canto sheets illustrated in superb color, faced by a commentary and eight essays on Botticelli, the Medici, and the Divine Comedy.
Dante’s Journey. An infernal adventure
by Virginia Jewiss
A lovely, illustrated version of Inferno for kids.
by Virginia Jewiss
A lovely, illustrated version of Inferno for kids.
The Figure of Beatrice
by Charles Williams
A book outstanding for the sympathetic enthusiasm and clarity that the author has in writing about the love between Dante and Beatrice and Dante’s work in general.
by Charles Williams
A book outstanding for the sympathetic enthusiasm and clarity that the author has in writing about the love between Dante and Beatrice and Dante’s work in general.
Reverse Symbolism Dictionary
A Comprehensive Dictionary that lists approximately 5000 such topics and then graphically identifies symbols for them.
A Comprehensive Dictionary that lists approximately 5000 such topics and then graphically identifies symbols for them.
Dictionary of Symbolism
by Hans Biedermann
It defines symbols not only as visual icons but also as biblical, classical, and mythological figures.
by Hans Biedermann
It defines symbols not only as visual icons but also as biblical, classical, and mythological figures.
An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols
by J. C. Cooper
With over 200 illustrations and lively, informative and often ironic texts.
by J. C. Cooper
With over 200 illustrations and lively, informative and often ironic texts.
The Book Of Symbols: Reflections on Archetypal Images
by The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism
by The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism
The Vesuvius Isotope
by Kristen Elise
When her Nobel laureate husband is murdered, biologist Katrina Stone can no longer ignore the secrecy that increasingly pervaded his behavior in recent weeks.
by Kristen Elise
When her Nobel laureate husband is murdered, biologist Katrina Stone can no longer ignore the secrecy that increasingly pervaded his behavior in recent weeks.
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question who is the author of the art book that langdon mentions that is required by the art institute
Hello Josie, can you explain better what you mean? It is part of Chapter 21? Thank you.
By reading novels set in Florence you get to know the city in such a different light. Great selection of books! Thanks for sharing.
More readings!
1. Sarah Dunant, The Birth of Venus. 2004. A woman of unusual talent grows up in Florence in the late 15th century as the power of the Medici is subverted by the conservative preaching of Savonarola and the invasion of Italy by Charles VIII of France.
2. Robert Hellenga, The Sixteen Pleasures. A young American woman, who works in Florence after the flood of 1966 to restore an old book, among other things. The Italian Lover also takes place in Florence.
3. William Dean Howells, Indian Summer. 1886. A love-triangle in Florence in the 19th century.
4. Henry James, Portrait of a Lady.
5. Jane Langton, The Dante Game.
6. Magdalen Nabb, Death of an Englishman. (1981) The first in the series, this stands in a sense for Nabb’s entire oeuvre of about ten mysteries set in or near Florence, featuring Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia of the carabinieri. This one well captures the Anglic sub-culture of the city.
7. Constance Fenimore Woolson, “A Florentine Experiment,” Atlantic Monthly 46 (October 1880) 502-530. Short story by an important American woman writer of the 19th century. The story is highly localized and exploits Florentine scenes with great effect.
Thank you Jim! Impressive job! Please write us by email.