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The Renaissance / Jerry Brotton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brotton, Jerry.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- A very short introduction
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- East and West.
- Renaissance.
- Europe--History--1492-1648.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (148 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006.
- Summary:
- Exploring the Renaissance as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement & cultural experimentation & interaction on a global scale, this book guides the reader through the key issues that defined the period, from art, architecture, & literature, to the advances in science, trade & travel.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Introduction An Old Master
- Chapter 1 A global Renaissance
- Chapter 2 The humanist script
- Chapter 3 Church and state
- Chapter 4 Brave new worlds
- Chapter 5 Science and philosophy
- Chapter 6 Rewriting the Renaissance
- Timeline
- Further reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135) and index.
- Rev. ed. of: The Renaissance bazaar. 2002.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4294-8713-5
- 1-280-76257-8
- 0-19-151652-X
- OCLC:
- 609831064
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