The Italian Renaissance

Informationen zum Autor JOHN HAROLD PLUMB who was born in 1911, graduated from the University of Leicester and received his Ph.D. from Christ’s College in Cambridge. Plumb has written more than thirty books. Klappentext Entertaining and informative, this definitive overview of the Italian Renaissance will both captivate ordinary readers and challenge specialists Dr. Plumb's impressive and provocative narrative is accompanied by contributions from leading historians, including Morris Bishop, J. Bronowski, Maria Bellonci, and many more, who have further illuminated the lives of some of the era's most unforgettable personalities, from Petrarch to Pope Pius II, Michelangelo to Isabella d'Este, Machiavelli to Leonardo. Spanning an age that witnessed great achievements in the arts and sciences, The Italian Rennaisance is a perfect introduction to the movement that shaped the Western world. Zusammenfassung Entertaining and informative, this definitive overview of the Italian Renaissance will both captivate ordinary readers and challenge specialists Dr. Plumb’s impressive and provocative narrative is accompanied by contributions from leading historians, including Morris Bishop, J. Bronowski, Maria Bellonci, and many more, who have further illuminated the lives of some of the era’s most unforgettable personalities, from Petrarch to Pope Pius II, Michelangelo to Isabella d'Este, Machiavelli to Leonardo. Spanning an age that witnessed great achievements in the arts and sciences, The Italian Rennaisance is a perfect introduction to the movement that shaped the Western world.

Product details

• Authors: Plumb J.H. Plumb, J. H. Plumb, J. H./ Bishop Plumb, J.H. Plumb
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.06.2001
• EAN: 9780618127382
• ISBN: 978-0-618-12738-2
• No. of pages: 318
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Series: American Heritage Library; American Heritage Library Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Europe, European History, military history, Italy, History of Art, Ancient World, Ancient Rome, United States of America, USA, Ancient History, General and world history, Renaissance style, European history: medieval period, middle ages, European history: Renaissance, European history: the Romans, History / Europe, HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: Social History, HISTORY: Military / United States, HISTORY: Ancient / General, HISTORY: Ancient / Rome, HISTORY: Europe / Italy, HISTORY: Medieval, HISTORY: EUROPE, ART: History / Renaissance, HISTORY: Essays, HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General