- Editorial:
- OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Any d'edició:
- 2003
- Matèria:
- Moderna
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-280265-1
- EAN:
- 9780192802651
- Pàgines:
- 243
- Idioma:
- ANGLES
RENAISSANCE BAZAAR, THE
FROM THE SILK ROAD TO MICHELANGELO
First clear and concise account of the Renaissance as a global phenomenon as opposed to a purely European event. An important new vision of the Renaissance for the 21st century by a young Renaissance scholar of a new generation. Controversially disputes traditional view of a single Renaissance - proposing that this was a vibrant cultural period when western and eastern cultures mixed to great mutual benefit Considers the Renaissance in terms of both science and the arts. Offers both a comprehensive overview of a global Renaissance and a new view of the role of the East in the development of the European Renaissance. Argues that there are significant parallels between the Renaissance and our own era