Screen LibraryRenaissance people：lives that shaped the modern age
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J. Paul Getty Museum,
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| Publisher Address: | Los Angeles |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 336 p.: ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781606060780 (hardcover) 1606060783 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | K503 |
| CLC: | K503 |
| Call Number: | K503/D263 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Old traditions and new ideas, 1400-1450 -- Europeans at peace, 1450-1475 -- The emerging nations, 1470-1495 -- Sudden shocks, 1490-1515 -- The collapse of the old order, 1510-1535 -- The new wave, 1530-1550 -- The framing of modernity, 1550-1600. 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 Renaissance People: Lives That Shaped the Modern Age through the lives of more than ninety of its illustrious intellectuals, artists, literary figures, scientists, and rulers. --from publisher description |