Renaissance People (Paperback) : Lives that Shaped the Modern Age - Lives that Shaped the Modern Age

Like every era, the Renaissance brims with stories. In this book, Robert Davis and Beth Lindsmith highlight dozens of notable lives from between 1400 and 1600. They bring to life wily politicians, eccentric scientists, fiery rebels and stolid reactionaries, as well as a pornographer, an acrobat, an actress, a poetic prostitute, a star comedian and a least one very fretful mother. Some names - Leonardo, Luther, Medici and Machiavelli - are famous, but many others will be new to general readers. Their stories, ninety-four in all, remind us that history is more than dates and abstract concepts: it also arises from the lives of countless individual men and women.

Product details

• Authors: Robert C Davis, Robert C. Davis, Beth Lindsmith, Lindsmith Beth
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9780500293805
• ISBN: 978-0-500-29380-5
• No. of pages: 376
• Weight: 380 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book; Mittelalter, 15. Jahrhundert (1400 bis 1499 n. Chr.), Europäische Geschichte, 1500 bis heute, HISTORY / World, Europa / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Renaissance - Frührenaissance, Englische Bücher / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Zeitgeschichte, General & world history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Renaissance;Social History