The Renaissance - Tapa blanda

Johnson, Paul

 
9781842124611: The Renaissance
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 1842124617 ISBN 13: 9781842124611
Editorial: Weidenfeld & Nicolson History, 2001

Sinopsis

The development of the first universities from the 12th century onwards, growing wealth and patronage in certain cities, and above all the invention of printing and cheap paper, provided essential conditions for the Renaissance. And it was in literature and scholarship that it began, in the rebirth of classical culture that loosened the Church's iron grip on visual art. Paul Johnson tells the story, in turn, of Renaissance literature, sculpture, building and painting. Despite the critical importance of inventions outside Italy - printing in Germany and oil painting in Holland - he locates the Renaissance firmly in Italy and in Florence above all, between 1400 and 1560. There are memorable sketches of the key figures - the frugal and shockingly original Donatello, the awesome Michelangelo, the delicacy of Giovanni Bellini. The final part of the book charts the spread and decline of the Renaissance, as the Catholic Church repositioned itself to counter the Reformation which the Renaissance had itself helped to produce.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Acerca del autor

Paul Johnson was born in 1928. He edited the New Statesman in the 1960s and has written over forty books. His Modern Times, a history of the world from the 1920s to the 1990s, has been translated into more than fifteen languages. As well as a weekly column in the Spectator, he contributes to newspapers all over the world.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Año de publicación
2001
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1842124617
ISBN 13 
9781842124611
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
176
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
no disponible

Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9781842125823: The Renaissance

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  1842125826 ISBN 13:  9781842125823
Editorial: Weidenfeld & Nicolson History, 2002
Tapa blanda