Richard Freedman's Music in the Renaissance shows how music and other forms of expression were adapted to changing tastes and ideals in Renaissance courts and churches. Giving due weight to sacred, se
This volume unites a collection of articles which illustrate the complexity of European cultural history in the Renaissance. On the one hand, scholars of this period were inspired by classical narrati
In the words of cultural historian Jacob Burkhardt, fifteenth-century Italy was "the place where the notion of the individual was born." In keeping with that idea, early Renaissance Italy was a key pa
At first glance, the Renaissance and the Reformation--two movements (one cultural, one religious) that defined Europe from 1400 to 1600--may appear to be polar opposites. The Renaissance found scholar
As monarchy grew into the dominant ruling institution between 1400 and 1600, says Georgia-based author Potter, kings and queens increased their power, reduced the feudal authority of their nobles, wag
Ann, seer of skeins in the auras and patterns of love, hate, envy, greed, admiration all the human emotions in other words is still learning the ins and outs of these weaves when she marries Allen Her
Ann, seer of skeins in the auras and patterns of love, hate, envy, greed, admiration-all the human emotions in other words-is still learning the ins and outs of these weaves when she marries Allen Her
The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. It rescued ancient learning from obscurity, transformed knowledge of the natural and physical world, and brought the thrill of bo
Eating right has been an obsession for longer than we think. Renaissance Europe had its own flourishing tradition of dietary advice. Then, as now, an industry of experts churned out diet books for an
In 1345, when Petrarch recovered a lost collection of letters from Cicero to his best friend Atticus, he discovered an intimate Cicero, a man very different from either the well-known orator of the Ro
This collection of essays offers a fresh look into Christian-Jewish cultural interactions during the Renaissance and beyond. Christian scholars, it is shown, were deeply immersed in a variety of Hebre
For the first time, a content-rich survey on Renaissance women for students and the general public is available. The story of the Renaissance has usually been told from the elite male perspective. Her
Today we associate Renaissance arts with painting, sculpture, and architecture. Yet gem-studded goldwork and richly embellished armor; splendid tapestries, embroideries, and textiles; ephemeral multi
Gregory (St. Francis Xavier U., Antigonish) suggests that Giorgio Vasari (1511-75) invented art history partly because the recent profusion of prints exposed him to a wide variety of artistic images a
This authoritative study by a distinguished scholar presents a brilliant panorama of Italian Renaissance life, explaining how and why the period constituted a cultural revolution. It traces the influe
This collection of seventeen articles on Irish history showcases current scholarship on the renaissance history of the capital and the lands directly controlled by the English crown known as The Pale.
