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The Renaissance : a history of civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 A.D. /

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Durant, Will, Story of civilization ; pt. 5.Publication details: New York : Simon and Schuster, 1953.Description: xvi, 776 pages, [16] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps on lining papers ; 25 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 945.05 19
LOC classification:
  • CB53 .D85 1953 v.5
Partial contents:
The age of Petrarch and Boccaccio: 1304-75 -- The popes in Avignon: 1309-77 -- The rise of the Medici: 1378-1464 -- The golden age: 1464-92 -- Savonarola and the republic: 1492-1534 -- Milan -- Leonardo Da Vinci -- Tuscany and Umbria -- Mantua -- Ferrara -- Venice and her realm -- Emilia and the marches -- The kingdom of Naples -- The crisis in the church: 1378-1447 -- The Renaissance captures Rome: 1447-92 -- The Borgias -- Julius II: 1503-13 -- Leo X: 1513-21 -- The intellectual revolt -- The moral release -- The political collapse: 1494-1534 -- Sunset in Venice -- The waning of the Renaissance.
Summary: A history of the Renaissance as it flowered through Italy. Emphasizes the contributions of characters famous in history.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Copy number Status Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 940.2 DUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 34517000207343

Includes bibliographical references (pages 729-749) and index.

The age of Petrarch and Boccaccio: 1304-75 -- The popes in Avignon: 1309-77 -- The rise of the Medici: 1378-1464 -- The golden age: 1464-92 -- Savonarola and the republic: 1492-1534 -- Milan -- Leonardo Da Vinci -- Tuscany and Umbria -- Mantua -- Ferrara -- Venice and her realm -- Emilia and the marches -- The kingdom of Naples -- The crisis in the church: 1378-1447 -- The Renaissance captures Rome: 1447-92 -- The Borgias -- Julius II: 1503-13 -- Leo X: 1513-21 -- The intellectual revolt -- The moral release -- The political collapse: 1494-1534 -- Sunset in Venice -- The waning of the Renaissance.

A history of the Renaissance as it flowered through Italy. Emphasizes the contributions of characters famous in history.

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