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Author Brotton, Jerry.

Title The Renaissance : a very short introduction / Jerry Brotton
Published Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (148 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Very short introductions ; 148
Very short introductions ; 148.
Contents Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 A global Renaissance; 2 The humanist script; 3 Church and state; 4 Brave new worlds; 5 Science and philosophy; 6 Rewriting the Renaissance; Timeline; Further reading; Index
Summary Exploring the Renaissance as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement & cultural experimentation & interaction on a global scale, this book guides the reader through the key issues that defined the period, from art, architecture, & literature, to the advances in science, trade & travel
Analysis Multi-User
Notes Revised edition of: The Renaissance bazaar. 2002
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-135) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Renaissance.
East and West.
Renaissance.
HISTORY -- Renaissance.
East and West
Renaissance
SUBJECT Europe -- History -- 1492-1648. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045693
Subject Europe
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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