The World of Renaissance Italy [2 volumes]

The World of Renaissance Italy [2 volumes]
Title The World of Renaissance Italy [2 volumes] PDF eBook
Author Joseph P. Byrne
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 843
Release 2017-06-22
Genre History
ISBN

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Students of the Italian Renaissance who wish to go beyond the standard names and subjects will find in this text abundant information on the lives, customs, beliefs, and practices of those who lived during this exciting time period. The World of Renaissance Italy: A Daily Life Encyclopedia engages all of the Italian peninsula from the Black Death (1347–1352) to 1600. Unlike other encyclopedic works about the Renaissance era, this book deals exclusively with Italy, revealing the ways common Italian people lived and experienced the events and technological developments that marked the Renaissance era. The coverage specifically spotlights marginal or traditionally marginalized groups, including women, homosexuals, Jews, the elderly, and foreign communities in Italian cities. The entries in this two-volume set are organized into 10 sections of 25 alphabetically listed entries each. Among the broad sections are art, fashion, family and gender, food and drink, housing and community, politics, recreation and social customs, and war. The "See Also" sources for each article are listed by section for easy reference, a feature that students and researchers will greatly appreciate. The extensive collection of contemporary documents include selections from a diary, letters, a travel journal, a merchant's inventory, Inquisition testimony, a metallurgical handbook, and text by an artist that describes what the author feels constitutes great work. Each of the primary source documents accompanies a specific article and provides an added dimension and degree of insight to the material.

Encyclopedia of the Renaissance: Abrabanel-civility

Encyclopedia of the Renaissance: Abrabanel-civility
Title Encyclopedia of the Renaissance: Abrabanel-civility PDF eBook
Author Paul F. Grendler
Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
Pages 554
Release 1999
Genre History
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Review: "Conceived and produced in association with the Renaissance society of America, this work presents a panoramic view of the cultural movement and the period of history beginning in Italy from approximately 1350, broadening geographically to include the rest of Europe by the middle-to-late-15th century, and ending in the early 17th century. Each of the nearly 1,200 entries provides a learned and succinct account suitable for inquiring readers at several levels. These readable essays covering the arts and letters, in addition to everyday life, will be appreciated by general readers and high-school students. The thoughtful analyses will enlighten college students and delight scholars. A selective bibliography of primary and secondary sources for further study follows each article."--"Outstanding reference sources 2000", American Libraries, May 2000. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.

The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art

The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art
Title The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art PDF eBook
Author Gordon Campbell
Publisher
Pages 816
Release 2009-11-26
Genre Art
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art provides unparalleled scope and depth in a field that has inspired and informed Western art for centuries. Drawing on the unsurpassed scholarship on the Renaissance in Northern Europe in The Dictionary of Art, the Encyclopedia deals with all aspects of Northern Renaissance art ranging from artists, architecture, and patrons to the cities and centers of production vital to the flourishing of art in this period. It offers fully updated articles and bibliography as well as more than 500 illustrations, maps, drawings, diagrams, and color plates. Comprehensive and engaging, this resource is an essential and accessible reference for students, researchers, and scholars researching in this important area.

The Renaissance : an Illustrated Encyclopedia

The Renaissance : an Illustrated Encyclopedia
Title The Renaissance : an Illustrated Encyclopedia PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 612
Release 1979
Genre Renaissance
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World History

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World History
Title The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World History PDF eBook
Author Donker Van Heel
Publisher Routledge
Pages 1459
Release 2017-07-12
Genre Education
ISBN 1317456319

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Peter deLeon argues that while it is often individuals who actually engage in political corruption, it is the US political system that condones or encourages such actions. Once this perspective is recognised, one can begin to understand ways in which the costs of corruption might be alleviated.

The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History

The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History
Title The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History PDF eBook
Author Simon Hall
Publisher Routledge
Pages 416
Release 2018-12-07
Genre History
ISBN 1135934851

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The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the people, events, and ideas that have shaped Britain from prehistory to the present day. The editors have also sought to convey the truth that history is more than simply a compilation of facts from the past. The editors have included as much factual information as possible in each A-Z entry, and numerous tables and statistics are included, as well as many specially-created maps and plans. The chronological relationships of past events and lives are conveyed through various detailed subject chronologies (attached to the relevant A-Z entries). A large thematic chronology, following the A-Z text, provides a visual reference to the relationship between the events of British/Irish history and events elsewhere in the world. And the cultural context of as many entries as possible has been brought to life via a wide range of illustrations, which provide a wealth of visual detail and, often, a key to past conceptions. Interspersed in the text are 21 specially commissioned, extended feature articles from noted historians that provide the analysis and the sense of the broad sweep of history that would otherwise be impossible to convey in an A-Z reference book.

Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia

Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia
Title Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia PDF eBook
Author DK
Publisher Penguin
Pages 602
Release 2016-07-19
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1465456643

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Over three million copies and 25 years later, Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is revised and updated with the latest facts, figures, and technologies. Covering more than 380 topics from dinosaurs to digital technology, this highly visual guide engages young readers with photographic spreads and illustrations annotated with amazing trivia. Featuring full-color photographs, maps, cutaway diagrams, charts, and more, Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is written in a clear and child-friendly style with updates that include recent space missions, scientific breakthroughs, and the latest significant events. Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is perfect for reports, homework, and independent research. A great addition to any bookshelf, Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is the essential book for curious young readers who want to know about everything.