Screen LibraryThe Oxford illustrated history of the Renaissance /
The Renaissance is one of the most celebrated periods in European history. But when did it begin? When did it end? And what did it include?Traditionally regarded as a revival of classical art and learning, centred upon fifteenth-century Italy, views of the Renaissance have changed considerably in re...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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The Renaissance is one of the most celebrated periods in European history. But when did it begin? When did it end? And what did it include?Traditionally regarded as a revival of classical art and learning, centred upon fifteenth-century Italy, views of the Renaissance have changed considerably in recent decades. The glories of Florence and the art of Raphael and Michelangelo remain an important element of the Renaissance story, but they are now only a part of a much wider story which looks beyond an exclusive focus on high culture, beyond the Italian peninsula, and beyond the fifteenth centu |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 506 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780198716150 (hardback) : 019871615X (hardback) |
| Index Number: | CB361 |
| CLC: | K503 |
| Call Number: | K503/O984-1 |
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Humanism and the classical tradition / War and the state : c.1400-c.1650 / Religion / The civilization of the Renaissance / Art and architecture in Italy and beyond / Art and architecture in Flanders and beyond / The performing arts : festival, music, drama, dance / Vernacular literature / Craft and technology in Renaissance Europe / |