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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779420803321

Autore

Brotton Jerry

Titolo

The Renaissance bazaar : from the Silk Road to Michelangelo / / Jerry Brotton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-299-39457-4

0-19-159237-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), maps, portraits (some color)

Disciplina

940.21

Soggetti

Renaissance

East and West

Europe History 1492-1648

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-228) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.