The Renaissance: All That Matters
McGraw-Hill Education · Print & ebook · February 17, 2015
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- Who it’s for
- Trace Renaissance developments across Europe through original sources, research, and enduring questions.
- Genres
- Renaissance History, Renaissance Art History, 16th-Century History
- Published
- McGraw-Hill Education, February 17, 2015
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The Renaissance: All That Matters examines the major developments of the Renaissance era from its beginnings in Italian city/states to later cultural, political, and scientific achievements in France, Spain, England, and Germany. By examining original sources and introducing readers to new research and important debates, this accessible book provides an exciting introduction to the Renaissance age. This book attempts to answer two questions.
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Firstly, what are the essential features of the Renaissance movement that gradually transformed Europe in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries? Secondly, how many of these cultural, artistic, and intellectual transformations continue to influence modern societies today?
Renaissance Across Europe
Trace Renaissance developments across Europe through original sources, research, and enduring questions.
Come here for
- Renaissance beginnings in Italian city-states
- Later developments in France, Spain, England, and Germany
Expect
- Original sources and new research
- Debates about the Renaissance’s continuing influence
Where it sits
| Renaissance History | 99% |
|---|---|
| 16th-Century History | 31% |
| Renaissance Art History | 25% |
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Publisher categories
- Social Science
- Authors
- Michael Halvorson
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Published
- February 17, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Social Science