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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783952903321

Autore

Rabb Theodore K.

Titolo

Renaissance lives : portrait of an age / / Theodore K. Rabb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Basic Books/Perseus, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-64655-0

1-134-64656-9

1-280-15086-6

0-203-98177-4

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Collana

Questions and analysis in history

Disciplina

940.2/1

Soggetti

Renaissance

Civilization, Medieval

Civilization, Modern

Europe History 15th century

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FIGURES; SERIES PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE BEGINNING OF THE RENAISSANCE; 2 HUMANISM; 3 THE INFLUENCE OF THE RENAISSANCE ON MONARCHIES AND GOVERNMENTS; 4 THE LINKS BETWEEN THE RENAISSANCE AND THE REFORMATION; 5 THE LINKS BETWEEN THE RENAISSANCE AND OVERSEAS EXPLORATION; 6 SCIENTIFIC CHANGE IN THE RENAISSANCE; 7 THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE; 8 DID THE RENAISSANCE CHANGE EUROPE?; NOTES AND SOURCES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The Renaissance presents the panorama of Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, exploring such themes as:the origins and causes of humanismRenaissance monarchiesthe Reformationgeographical explorationscienceartistic movements.The book includes narrative introductions to each issue, views of major historians, interpretations, analysis and evaluation of primary sources.