Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance
by:
Lisa Jardine (author)
Fascinating. . . . A notable achievement. . . . Real history is in the details, the small stories, of which Worldly Goods is a treasure house.—Richard Bernstein, New York Times
Fascinating. . . . A notable achievement. . . . Real history is in the details, the small stories, of which Worldly Goods is a treasure house.—Richard Bernstein, New York Times
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393318661 (0393318664)
ASIN: 393318664
Publish date: September 17th 1998
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Academic,
Reference,
Cultural,
Italy,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Art,
Research,
European History
(Eventually... the point long ago made, the cataloguing of vanities got a bit wearying... Hence, the four stars. Also, I can't be sure that her central thesis is correct. Nonetheless, worth a couple of days of reading.)According to Jardine, in this fascinating book, the explosion of the arts in th...
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