Whether you are an art lover who wants to check facts and discover the background to the masterpieces of painting and sculpture; a student who needs a guide to the complicated maze of Italian Renaissance political history; a scholar who needs a convenient, unified reference source; a traveller in Italy who wants to understand the great works of art and architecture in their context; or simply a general reader who wants to find out more about this fascinating epoch, this book stands firm within the vast literature on the Renaissance as the one indispensable volume
Extent: 360 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 237
Publication date: 1983-06-13
Size: 21.0 x 14.8 cm
ISBN: 9780500201916
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About the Author
Sir J R Hale (1923 – 1999) was a British historian and translator, best known for his Renaissance studies.
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