Italy in the Age of the Renaissance
1300-1550
ISBN13: 9780198700395ISBN10: 0198700393
Hardback,
344 pages
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Dec 2004,
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Description
The twelve essays in this volume, each written by a leading specialist, present an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Italian Renaissance society, intellectual history, and politics, with each contribution reflecting the most recent innovations in the way that historians view and study the period.Features
- Accessible treatment of themes by a team of leading specialists provides a perfect introduction to the latest thinking in the field without the need for extensive background knowledge.
- Inclusion of recent research in social and political history helps present a new, wider picture of Italian history in this period than that provided by the more restricted traditional accounts.
- Comprehensive treatment of all areas of Italy helps the reader to look beyond the traditional concentration on Florence and Venice.
- Coverage of the thirteenth century helps the reader to understand the important and often neglected links between the Renaissance and the preceding medieval period.
