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The Renaissance bazaar: from the Silk Road to Michelangelo / Jerry Brotton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brotton, Jerry.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Renaissance.
- East and West.
- Europe--History--1492-1648.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), maps, portraits (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural experimentation and interaction on a global scale. It guides the reader through the key issues that defined the period, from its art, architecture, and literature, to its advancements in the fields of science, trade and travel.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; List of plates; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 A global Renaissance; 2 The humanist script; 3 Church and state; 4 Putting things into perspective; 5 Brave new worlds; 6 Experiments, dreams, and performances; Timeline; Further reading; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-228) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-103734-6
- 1-299-39457-4
- 0-19-159237-4
- OCLC:
- 836402412
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