A Short History of Renaissance Europe
Dances Over Fire and Water
Published on 12. October 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
204 pages
978-0-13-181579-7 (ISBN)
Description
For history and humanities courses on Renaissance Europe.
Representative-rather than comprehensive-this concise and lively history of Europe between 1300 and 1500 provides brief introductions to the major personalities, issues, events, and ideas of the Age of Renaissance-emphasizing people of all ages and both genders.
It offers fuller coverage of the same topics presented in the author's combined Renaissance-Reformation edition, and can be used effectively with collections of sources and/or scholarly monographs.
Representative-rather than comprehensive-this concise and lively history of Europe between 1300 and 1500 provides brief introductions to the major personalities, issues, events, and ideas of the Age of Renaissance-emphasizing people of all ages and both genders.
It offers fuller coverage of the same topics presented in the author's combined Renaissance-Reformation edition, and can be used effectively with collections of sources and/or scholarly monographs.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-181579-7 (9780131815797)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Introduction: The Best and Worst of Times.
2. The Peoples of Europe.
3. An Age of Disasters.
4. Italy: Home of the Renaissance.
5. The Culture of Renaissance Humanism in Italy.
6. Painting in Renaissance Italy.
7. Renaissance Sculpture, Architecture, and Music.
8. Italy's Machiavellian Moment.
9. The Northern Monarchies and Their Expansion.
10. The Renaissance in the North.
11. Northern Renaissance Humanism.
12. Science and Technology.
2. The Peoples of Europe.
3. An Age of Disasters.
4. Italy: Home of the Renaissance.
5. The Culture of Renaissance Humanism in Italy.
6. Painting in Renaissance Italy.
7. Renaissance Sculpture, Architecture, and Music.
8. Italy's Machiavellian Moment.
9. The Northern Monarchies and Their Expansion.
10. The Renaissance in the North.
11. Northern Renaissance Humanism.
12. Science and Technology.