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

✍ Scribed by Durant, Will

• Book ID: 100091341
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Year: 2011;1981
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 2 MB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 145164762X

✦ Synopsis

A history of the Renaissance as it flowered through Italy. Emphasizes the contributions of characters famous in history. A colorful pageant of princes & kings, painters & philosophers, scientists & architects comes to life in Will Durant's study of the Italian Renaissance, Vol. 5 of The Story of Civilization. He sets the stage in Florence for the opening act of a magnificent cultural flowering spread across Europe & continued thru time. Even more than its artistic awakening, the Renaissance stands as a declaration of mental freedom. It was a great contribution to the progress of humankind.