| The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy Contributor(s): Burckhardt, Jacob (Author), Gay, Peter (Introduction by), Holborn, Hajo (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0375759263 ISBN-13: 9780375759260 Publisher: Modern Library
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2002 Annotation: Published in 1860, Burckhardt's great work redefined our sense of the European past, wholly reinterpreting what has since been known simply as the Italian Renaissance. With unsurpassed erudition, Burckhardt illuminates a world of artistic and cultural ferment, innovation, and discovery; of revived humanism; of fierce tensions between church and empire; and of the birth of both the modern state and the modern individual. "The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy remains the single most important and influential account of this crucial moment in the history of the West. Click for more in this series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Italy - Art | History - Renaissance - History | Europe - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 945.05 |
| LCCN: 2001056292 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.26" W x 7.94" L (0.68 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - Italy |
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| Publisher Description: Published in 1860, Burckhardt's great work redefined our sense of the European past, wholly reinterpreting what has since been known simply as the Italian Renaissance. With unsurpassed erudition, Burckhardt illuminates a world of artistic and cultural ferment, innovation, and discovery; of revived humanism; of fierce tensions between church and empire; and of the birth of both the modern state and the modern individual. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy remains the single most important and influential account of this crucial moment in the history of the West. |
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