Worldly Goods
by:
Lisa Jardine (author)
"Fascinating . . . Jardine's attention to the material side of things is an important explanatory complement to the many histories of the period that have dwelt on the sublime works of art . . . Real history is in the details, the small stories, of which WORLDLY GOODS is a treasure house."Richard...
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"Fascinating . . . Jardine's attention to the material side of things is an important explanatory complement to the many histories of the period that have dwelt on the sublime works of art . . . Real history is in the details, the small stories, of which WORLDLY GOODS is a treasure house."Richard Bernstein, The New York Times
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780385476843 (0385476841)
Publish date: November 1st 1996
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Pages no: 496
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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