History of italian renaissance art, third edition by. This work provides an exploration of what italian renaissance writers, patrons, and viewers thought about the iconography of the works of art around them. The best renaissance books five books expert recommendations. Instead of history of italian renaissance art, i received atlas of ancient egypt instead. Middlemore, 1878 skip knox, boise state university. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Italian literature italian literature the renaissance. The history of the bedroom or the dark alley is much harder to document than the lives of. The italian renaissance princeton university press. The four main topics covered at the site include venice as a second hand city, renaissance hospitals, an assassination attempt on elizabeth i, and gutenbergs. Jacob burckhardt, the civilization of the renaissance in italy penguin classics third printing edition, penguin books hamondsworth, 2000. Bartlett is professor of history and renaissance studies at the university of toronto. Dreams, delusions and illusions in early modern culture, renaissance keywords, and women and the making of poetry in ariostos orlando furioso. The emphasis on learning that was at the heart of the renaissance meant that a high valuation was placed on the book. This book offers a rich and exciting new way of thinking about the italian renaissance as both a historical period and a historical movement. It also includes the events leading up to and influencing the renaissance, as well as the impact the renaissance had on the world. The humanist movement originated in florence in the mid0s and began to affect other countries shortly before 1500. Plus easytounderstand solutions written by experts for thousands of other textbooks.
What are the best books to learn in depth about the renaissance. Expertly curated help for short history of italian renaissance. Libraries lacking material on the reformation or the wars of the roses may want purchase these titles. An alternative history of the italian renaissance by catherine fletcher is published by the bodley head rrp. After the fall of rome and the dark ages came an extraordinary period of invention and conflict that would change europe forever the medieval era and the renaissance. Citystates in renaissance italy john hopkins university press, baltimore, 1988. A history of literary criticism in the italian renaissance volume ii by weinberg, bernard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book is of medium length and is easily read and comprehended. The civilization of the renaissance in italy by jacob burckhardt 416 pages. The french cardinals, objecting to the new italian pope, elect their own man as clement vii and thus inaugurate the great schism of the papacy go to great schism 781417 in a dictionary of british history 1 rev ed. The woodcuts designed for these books, in which one can find the graceful refinement of botticelli, the monumental classicism of mantegna, the idealized naturalism of titian, and the mannered elegance of salviati, are among the most beautiful prints of the italian renaissance. It was published in the 19th century by one of the most acclaimed historians of the century. Rated 4 out of 5 by steve ds from very good political and cultural history this is a very nice survey of italian renaissance history. A short history of the italian renaissance short histories virginia cox on.
Italian renaissance culturehumanism is the modern term for the intellectual movement that initiated the italian renaissance, which later spread to northern europe. Each volume provides a reliable latin text together with an accurate, readable english translation on facing pages, accompanied by an editors. His work was progressive, challenging, and even controversial. The renaissance was one of the greatest flowerings of artistic works in history. List of books and articles about renaissance art online. Experience the majesty of the italian renaissance with these wonderful books. Includes literary masters dante and machiavelli, engineering and architecture, a book about the dye markets and world trade at that time, and of course books on politics featuring the infamous borgia family.
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Good thing i dropped the class that the renaissance book was intended for, as class starts in a week. Bodman collection of italian renaissance manuscripts. For most people, the term still conjures up works of art by the likes of michelangelo or leonardo. An alternative history of the italian renaissance by fletcher, catherine isbn. Hull, who taught the course at east tennessee state, earned her ph. So share your favorite books on the italian renaissance. I have absorbed hundreds of books and articles and i do mean hundreds on every conceivable artistic genre. People who voted on this list 147 silver 3175 books. Italian renaissance learning resources the national.
It was also a banking and commercial capital and, after london and constantinople, the thirdlargest city in europe. Her latest, the birth of venus, is a tale of art, passion and politics set in renaissance florence. History literary criticism italian renaissance abebooks. Art history the first historian of italian renaissance art was giorgio vasari. Now thoroughly revised and updated throughout, featuring extended discussions of mannerism and the expanding role of women in the visual arts and significant illustration program enhancements, italian renaissance art is a readable, studentfriendly, lavishlyillustrated introduction to one of the greatest periods of artistic genius in western history. Collection of books, incunabula, and manuscripts from the period of the renaissance.
They are small print runs from academic presses so they are usually found in academic libraries that have a european history specialty of some. What are the best books to learn in depth about the. The civilization of the renaissance in italy by jacob burckhardt 416 pages 3. The main thesis of the book is that for the first time in centuries, italian society, between the 14th and 16th century, encouraged individualism and this directly led to the renaissance. Petrarch, machiavelli, guicciardini and castiglione. Florence, where the italian renaissance began, was an independent republic. On the other hand, i believe, there is a reason for all things that happen, good or bad. The i tatti renaissance library harvard university press.
Feb 22, 2004 novelist, broadcaster and critic sarah dunant is the author of eight novels. The buildings of the early renaissance in florence expressed a new sense of light, clarity, and spaciousness that reflected the enlightenment and clarity of mind glorified by the philosophy of humanism. Courtliness, chivalry, and courtesy from ottonian germany to the italian renaissance berkeley. The italian sculptor known as donatello helped to forge a new kind of artone that came to define the renaissance. We have this notion that the renaissance is a european phenomenon, that it emerges somewhere on the italian peninsula and affects northern europe in a. Vida hull offers an introduction to the art of the italian renaissance. From the fall of rome to the rise of the renaissance second revised edition vol. Includes letters written between members of the medici family of florence and others in their social and political circles. Plumb examines the renaissance from several different topical areas politics, the arts, etc and well as by geography i. Its rise and fall by christopher hibbert, the vatican princess. The european renaissance the rebirth of the classical past really began in 14thcentury italy with petrarch and boccaccio.
Term that denotes the 1400s, which may also be referred to as the 15th century renaissance italian period. He discusses the social and political institutions that existed in italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and he analyses the ways of thinking and seeing that characterized this period of extraordinary artistic creativity. Best books on the renaissance best history books and biographies about the renaissance. History of italian renaissance art book by frederick hartt. A study in culture and politics 1991, the civilization of the italian renaissance.
A short history of the italian renaissance by kenneth bartlett read if youre going to look at the past, you have to understand the people who were living there and see the world through their eyes, says historian and renaissance specialist kenneth bartlett. History of italian renaissance art, third edition by fredrick. The i tatti renaissance library, published by harvard university press, is the only series that makes available to a broad readership the major literary, historical, philosophical, and scientific works of the italian renaissance written in latin. Bartlett focuses on political history, trends in culture and philosophical thought such as humanism and platonism, and the major thinkers. This tome provides the personal side of renaissance history via letters, portions of books and. Best history books and biographies about the renaissance. Packed with slides of great paintings, the lectures all streamable above or available individually here, cover painters like masaccio and botticelli, titian, da vinci, raphael, michelangelo and more.
Early italian renaissance the history of artistic achievement. A centuryandahalf ago the swiss art historian, jacob burckhardt, popularized the idea of a renaissance in 14th century italy. Art of the renaissance the italian renaissance a radical break with medieval methods of representing the visible world occurred in italy during the second half of the th cent. It provides a reader with a very good foundation for an appreciation of this time period on the italian peninsula. Ita mac carthy is associate professor of italian and translation studies in the school of modern languages and cultures at durham university. Novelist, broadcaster and critic sarah dunant is the author of eight novels. However, paul robert walkers the italian renaissance facts on file, 1995 and john clares italian renaissance gulliver, 1995 are more colorful in their appearances and approach. Professor of renaissance studies, jerry brotton, picks the best books. Rather than emphasizing artists biographies, campbell and cole concentrate on the works, discussing means of production, the places for which images were. The renaissance or rebirth is an italian idea, and the italian renaissance generally covers the periods from the beginning of the fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth century. But seriously, any history of the italian renaissance is going to be incomplete without a good understanding of the two main influences on it, culturally. The grace of the italian renaissance princeton university press. It also forms an excellent basis for further study. My website centres on the italian renaissance, writing about the whole of art history would take up more of a life than i have available to me but my fascination with all.
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