The Renaissance World

The Renaissance World
Author: John Jeffries Martin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Europe
ISBN: 9780415455114

Unique in its balance of emphasis on elite and popular culture, on humanism and society, and on women as well as men, The Renaissance World grapples with issues as diverse as Renaissance patronage and the development of the slave trade.

Women in the Renaissance

Women in the Renaissance
Author: Theresa Huntley
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2009-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780778745983

Discusses the various roles women took on during the Renaissance.

Cities of the Renaissance World

Cities of the Renaissance World
Author: Michael Swift
Publisher: Compendium Publishing & Communications
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2008
Genre: Cities and towns, Renaissance
ISBN: 9781906347109

A completely revised and updated, illustrated guide to the grounds that host Europe?s prestigious Champions League.

Group Identity in the Renaissance World

Group Identity in the Renaissance World
Author: Hannah Chapelle Wojciehowski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2011-08-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107003601

This book argues that new groups and radically new concepts of group identity emerged throughout the world during the Renaissance.

Leonardo's Universe

Leonardo's Universe
Author: Bülent Atalay
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2008
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781426202858

"When the seeds of modern thought were planted in 15th-century Italy, no one sowed more of them than Leonardo da Vinci. For the millions of readers today who ponder the mysteries behind his sketch-filled notebooks and enigmatic paintings, National Geographic presents Leonardo's Universe. This richly visual reference reveals the spellbinding Renaissance world like no other, painting a vivid picture of the historic backdrop of this astounding period that revolutionized art, science, philosophy, and politics."--BOOK JACKET.

Art and Culture of the Renaissance World

Art and Culture of the Renaissance World
Author: Rupert Matthews
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2010-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 143583593X

Introduces the Renaissance, focusing on how society, religion, and advances in technology affected art and architecture in Europe during this time period.

Exploration in the Renaissance

Exploration in the Renaissance
Author: Lynne Elliott
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780778745938

It's high adventure in this thrilling addition to the Renaissance World series! Come aboard for the Age of Exploration, as brave Europeans sail around the world in search of sea routes to Asia and India-and found much more than anticipated.

The Clothing of the Renaissance World

The Clothing of the Renaissance World
Author: Cesare Vecellio
Publisher:
Total Pages: 600
Release: 2008
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780500514269

A tour de force of scholarship and book production: an essential reference for anyone interested in costume history, Renaissance studies, theater, and ethnography.