Renaissance People : Lives That Shaped the Modern Age by Beth Lindsmith and Robert C. Davis (2011, Hardcover)

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PublisherGetty Publications
ISBN-101606060783
ISBN-139781606060780
eBay Product ID (ePID)109158233

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Book TitleRenaissance People : Lives That Shaped the Modern Age
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicCultural Heritage, Europe / Renaissance, Europe / General, Historical, Europe / Medieval
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorBeth Lindsmith, Robert C. Davis
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-006141
Reviews"The authors are to be commended for what they have . . . accomplished in this valuable collection. It is richly illustrated and will amply serve both students and scholars alike."-- Sixteenth Century Journal, "A rare example of a truly useful compendium that offers coverage of some persons not included in other similar works."- Choice, "A rare example of a truly useful compendium that offers coverage of some persons not included in other similar works."-- Choice
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.2
SynopsisThe Renaissance burst forth in all its glory around 1500 and spread throughout Europe. This period of great creativity and productivity in the arts and sciences is illuminated in this book through the lives of more than ninety of its illustrious intellectuals, artists, literary figures, scientists, and rulers. Included are such major figures as Lorenzo and Catherine de' Medici, Leonardo da Vinci, Charles V, Luther, Columbus, Copernicus, and St. Teresa of vila, as well as lesser-known characters such as Antonio Rinaldeschi, "gambler and blasphemer"; Louise Lab, "the jousting poetess"; Dick Tarlton, "the queen's comedian"; Veronica Franco, "courtesan and wordsmith"; and Catena, "rustler, robber, and bandit chief."  Each section in this volume marks a chronological stage in Europe's rebirth, tying the period's intellectual currents to its political and social concerns and setting the context for the individual biographies.  , The Renaissance burst forth in all its glory around 1500 and spread throughout Europe. This period of great creativity and productivity in the arts and sciences is illuminated in this book through the lives of more than ninety of its illustrious intellectuals, artists, literary figures, scientists, and rulers. Included are such major figures as Lorenzo and Catherine de' Medici, Leonardo da Vinci, Charles V, Luther, Columbus, Copernicus, and St. Teresa of Ávila, as well as lesser-known characters such as Antonio Rinaldeschi, "gambler and blasphemer"; Louise Labé, "the jousting poetess"; Dick Tarlton, "the queen's comedian"; Veronica Franco, "courtesan and wordsmith"; and Catena, "rustler, robber, and bandit chief." Each section in this volume marks a chronological stage in Europe's rebirth, tying the period's intellectual currents to its political and social concerns and setting the context for the individual biographies., The Renaissance burst forth in all its glory around 1500 and spread throughout Europe. This period of great creativity and productivity in the arts and sciences is illuminated in this book through the lives of more than ninety of its illustrious intellectuals, artists, literary figures, scientists, and rulers. Included are such major figures as Lorenzo and Catherine de' Medici, Leonardo da Vinci, Charles V, Luther, Columbus, Copernicus, and St. Teresa of avila, as well as lesser-known characters such as Antonio Rinaldeschi, "gambler and blasphemer"; Louise Labe, "the jousting poetess"; Dick Tarlton, "the queen's comedian"; Veronica Franco, "courtesan and wordsmith"; and Catena, "rustler, robber, and bandit chief." Each section in this volume marks a chronological stage in Europe's rebirth, tying the period's intellectual currents to its political and social concerns and setting the context for the individual biographies.
LC Classification NumberCT115.D38 2011

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