Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance
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- Synopsis
- Lisa Jardine offers a provocative interpretation of the Renaissance, arguing that the creation of culture during that time was inextricably tied to the creation of wealth--that the expansion of commerce spurred the expansion of thought. As Professor Jardine boldly states, "The seeds of our own exuberant multiculturalism and bravura consumerism were planted in the European Renaissance." Jardine encompasses Renaissance culture from its western borders in Christendom to its eastern reaches in the Islamic Ottoman Empire, bringing this opulent epoch to life in all its material splendor and competitive acquisitiveness.
- Copyright:
- 1996
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 487 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780385476843
- Publisher:
- Nan A Talese, Doubleday
- Date of Addition:
- 12/11/15
- Copyrighted By:
- Lisa Jardine
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- 110
- Proofread By:
- Beverly Cory
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.