At the Dawn of a New Consciousness: Art, Philosophy and the Birth of the Modern World

by Bernard Nesfield-Cookson

The Italian Renaissance is considered by many to mark the beginning of the modern age. The name itself (literally "rebirth") accurately expresses the innovation that took place during that period. Renaissance thinkers took a vital interest in history, literature, and the arts, focusing on the human world as much as, if not more than, that of God. The rapid development of the arts and sciences reflected their study of the visible, physical world in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906999112
• ISBN13: 9781906999117
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Temple Lodge Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"