9780282761462 - Notes and Queries, Vol. 12: A Medium of Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, Etc.; July-December, 1885 (Classic Reprint) di Thomas, William John (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the development of Florence from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance to the cusp of its decline. The author's primary focus is on the city's economic, political, and artistic life across this period, and how the story of Florence's growth can be related to the broader, concurrent changes across the Italian peninsula. The book discusses the political rise of the Medici family and the gradual shift of Italy from multiple city-states to a unified country, as well as the artistic development of Florence across this period, including the work of Botticelli, da Vinci, and Michelangelo. Through these lenses, the book explores themes of the relationship between political and artistic power, the rise of humanism, and the complex and often fraught nature of patronage and the creative process. The book's insights illuminate the ways in which Florence's experience both exemplified and informed the major artistic and political currents of the Renaissance. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.