The Other Renaissance From Copernicus to Shakespeare

An original and compelling history of the northern European medieval renaissance in art, science and philosophy, which rivalled its Italian counterpart, by the author of The Florentines and The Borgias.

About the author

Paul Strathern studied philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin. He is a Somerset Maugham Award-winning novelist; author of two series of books - Philosophers in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists who Changed the World - and several works of non-fiction, including The Medici, The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior, Spirit of Venice, Death in Florence, The Borgias and The Florentines

Summary

An original and compelling history of the northern European medieval renaissance in art, science and philosophy, which rivalled its Italian counterpart, by the author of The Florentines and The Borgias.

Foreword

An original and compelling history of the northern European medieval renaissance in art, science and philosophy, which rivalled its Italian counterpart, by the author of The Florentines and The Borgias.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Strathern, Strathern Paul
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 02.03.2023
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history
• EAN: 9781838955137
• ISBN: 978-1-83895-513-7
• Pages: 384
• Illustrations: 2x8pp colour plates
• Dimensions (packing): 15.3 x 23.4 x 2.7 cm
• Weight (packing): 637 g
• Subjects: art, Shakespeare, Literature, History, Europe, Science, Philosophy, HISTORY / Europe / Western, c 1500 onwards to present day, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Central Europe, Western Europe, Renaissance art, European history: Renaissance, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Western Continental Europe, Copernicus, renaissance; history; europe; philosophy; art; literature; science; paul strathern; copernicus; shakespeare, paul strathern