That makes it the most translated non-religious book in the world, and one of the best-selling books ever published.
A few words on the genesis of this book might seem to be called for.
" FIRENZE, la Bellissima e Famosissima Figlia di Roma" was no mere metaphor of Dante, but a very true title of the First of Modern States.
The art of the Pitti Palace, with a short history of the building of the palace, and its owners, and an appreciation of its treasures