The Hutchinson encyclopedia of the Renaissance / general editor, David Rundle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rundle, David

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renaissance--Encyclopedias.

Renaissance.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

xi, 434 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Encyclopedia of the Renaissance

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1999.

Summary:

An authoritative companion to the Renaissance that deals with the period in the widest sense, covering not only Italy but developments in the arts, science, and ideas across Europe, The timescale is similarly broad, ranging from Cimabue to Titian, from Dante to Shakespeare, and including the early seventeenth century.-- approximately 2,000 entries, providing a broader selection than the major competition-- 80 in-depth feature articles, developing key topics at greater length-- covers all of Europe -- no other Renaissance encyclopedia currently has this range-- full thematic index, accessing specialist areas of interest comprehensively-- up-to-date bibliographies, offering the best and latest scholarship for further reading-- maps, genealogies, and lists, enriching the key information in unexpected ways

Contents:

Feature entries

Antiquarianism / David Rundle 22

Azulejos in Portugal and Spain / Kirstin Kennedy 29

Biblical Exegesis / Scott Mandelbrote 49

Botany / Sachiko Kusukawa 58

The Rediscovery of Classical Literature / David Rundle 95

Climate Change / Neville Brown 98

Copernicanism / Sachiko Kusukawa 109

Renaissance Forgery: Imitation or Fraud? / Amanda Collins 167

Glass in the Renaissance / Martine Newby 191

The History of Art in the Renaissance / Richard Reed 216

Homosexuality and Male Homoeroticism / Amanda Collins 220

Maniera / Richard Reed 263

Numerology / Margaret Kean 301

Patronage of Art / Richard Reed 312

The Platonic Academy of Florence / Dennis Lackner 327

London's Open-Air Playhouses / Margaret Kean 330

The Power of Prophecy, 1200-1600: Apollo Redivivus / Amanda Collins 335

The Sonnet / Margaret Kean 373

Studia Humanitatis / David Rundle 377

Translations of the Bible / Scott Mandelbrote 390.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0813336708

OCLC:

41447944