10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE EARLY RENAISSANCE»
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the Early Renaissance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The Crisis of
the Early Italian
Renaissance: Civic Humanism ...
Baron's analysis of the forces that changed life and thought in fifteenth-century Italy was widely reviewed domestically and internationally, and scholars quickly noted that the book "will henceforth be the starting point for any general ...
2
The Intellectual Life of
the Early Renaissance Artist
Francis Ames-Lewis explores how Mantegna, da Vinci, Raphael, Dürer, and others gained intellectual respect and artistic autonomy from enlightened patrons by promoting the idea of the artist as a creative genius with a distinct identity and ...
3
Venetian Architecture of
the Early Renaissance
A guide to Venetian architecture that covers all the major architects of the period 1460-1525, with special attention to the work of Pietro Lombardo and Mauro Codussi.
4
Florentine Public Finances in
the Early Renaissance, 1400-1433
Scholars have long recognized that Florence's deficit-financing of its wars of independence against the Visconti of Milan had far-reaching economic, political, and social effects, but this is the first document-based history to provide ...
5
Florence and Its University During
the Early Renaissance
Challenging traditional interpretations of the Florentine Renaissance, this book uses a wide range of newly-found sources to reveal the important role of the University of Florence in the social, economic, political, ecclesiastical, and ...
6
The Early Renaissance and Vernacular Culture
Dempsey argues that a fusion of classical form with contemporary content was the defining characteristic of the period.
7
Lucian and
the Latins: Humor and Humanism in
the Early ...
Explores Lucian's influence on Renaissance writers
8
Venice and
the Veneto in
the Early Renaissance
John Law is concerned here with the administration of the Venetian state in the late 14th and 15th centuries, and specifically with its possessions on the mainland of Italy.
9
Paper Palaces:
The Rise of
the Renaissance Architectural ...
In this important collection of essays, leading specialists examine the early editions of Vitruvius's writings and all the major Renaissance architectural treatises.
Vaughan Hart, Peter Hicks,
1998
10
Women and Men in
Renaissance Venice: Twelve Essays on ...
The three parts of the book discuss the involvement of the state in those interactions; the social and economic consequences for women; and their unexpectedly varied consequences for men of the patriciate.
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The V&A's Medieval & Renaissance Galleries, review
Its holdings of Italian Renaissance sculpture are the most comprehensive ... of the early Renaissance, which we encounter upstairs in the gallery devoted to the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 09»