Wealth and the Demand for Art in Italy, 1300-1600

Informationen zum Autor Richard A. Goldthwaite is professor emeritus of history at the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of The Building of Renaissance Florence: An Economic and Social History and Wealth and the Demand for Art in Italy, 1300–1600 , both also published by Johns Hopkins. Klappentext Wealth and the Demand for Art in Italy represents a departure from previous studies, both in its focus on demand and in its emphasis on the history of the material culture of the West. By demonstrating that the roots of modern consumer society can be found in Renaissance Italy, Richard Goldthwaite offers a significant contribution to the growing body of literature on the history of modern consumerism--a movement which he regards as a positive force for the formation of new attitudes about things that is a defining characteristic of modern culture.

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• Authors: Richard A. Goldthwaite, Richard A. (Department of History) Goldthwaite, Goldthwaite Richard A.
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.11.1995
• EAN: 9780801852350
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-5235-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Cultural Studies, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Italy, macroeconomics, CE period up to c 1500, History of Art, History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Social and cultural history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Medieval style, ART / European / General, ART / Movements / Medieval