A Short History of the Italian Renaissance Paperback / softback
by Virginia (New York University, USA) Cox
Part of the Short Histories series
Paperback / softback
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The extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the root of modern Western culture.
In her elegant new introduction, Virginia Cox offers a fresh vision of this iconic moment in European cultural history, when - between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries - Italy led the world in painting, building, science and literature.
Her book explores key artistic, literary and intellectual developments, but also histories of food and fashion, map-making, exploration and anatomy.
Alongside towering figures such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Petrarch, Machiavelli and Isabella d'Este, Cox reveals a cast of lesser-known protagonists including printers, travel writers, actresses, courtesans, explorers, inventors and even celebrity chefs.
At the same time, Italy's rich regional diversity is emphasised; in addition to the great artistic capitals of Florence, Rome and Venice, smaller but cutting-edge centres such as Ferrara, Mantua, Bologna, Urbino and Siena are given their due. As the author demonstrates, women played a far more prominent role in this exhilarating resurgence than was recognized until very recently - both as patrons of art and literature and as creative artists themselves. 'Renaissance woman', she boldly argues, is as important a legacy as 'Renaissance man'.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages, 32 b/w integrated, 2 maps
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:08/10/2015
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- ISBN:9781784530785
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Unavailable
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages, 32 b/w integrated, 2 maps
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:08/10/2015
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- ISBN:9781784530785