The Renaissance: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Few epochs in human history rival the splendour and intellectual audacity of the Renaissance, and The Renaissance: An Illustrated Encyclopedia presents this transformative era with both scholarly rigour and visual magnificence. Spanning the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries, this comprehensive volume chronicles the explosion of artistic, scientific, philosophical, and political thought that reshaped Western civilisation — from the workshops of Florence's master painters to the courts of Europe's most powerful rulers. A meticulously organised reference work, it presents alphabetically arranged entries that illuminate the lives of Renaissance luminaries — Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Erasmus, and Machiavelli among them — alongside detailed accounts of the movements, institutions, and ideas that defined the age. The volume's rich illustrations breathe life into the period's masterworks and historical artefacts, making it an indispensable resource for students, scholars, and enthusiasts alike. What secret connections between art, power, and humanism will you uncover within its pages?
Author: -
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Few epochs in human history rival the splendour and intellectual audacity of the Renaissance, and The Renaissance: An Illustrated Encyclopedia presents this transformative era with both scholarly rigour and visual magnificence. Spanning the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries, this comprehensive volume chronicles the explosion of artistic, scientific, philosophical, and political thought that reshaped Western civilisation — from the workshops of Florence's master painters to the courts of Europe's most powerful rulers. A meticulously organised reference work, it presents alphabetically arranged entries that illuminate the lives of Renaissance luminaries — Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Erasmus, and Machiavelli among them — alongside detailed accounts of the movements, institutions, and ideas that defined the age. The volume's rich illustrations breathe life into the period's masterworks and historical artefacts, making it an indispensable resource for students, scholars, and enthusiasts alike. What secret connections between art, power, and humanism will you uncover within its pages?