A Short History of the Italian Renaissance

by Virginia Cox

Book Overview

The extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the root of modern Western culture. In her elegant new introduction, Virginia Cox offers a fresh vision of this iconic moment in European cultural history, when - between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries - Italy led the world in painting, building, science and literature. Her book explores key artistic, literary and intellectual developments, but also histories of food and fashion,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784530786
• ISBN13: 9781784530785
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"