Renaissance Florence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521727877)

This book examines the social history of Florence during the critical period of its growth and development in the early modern period, from the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. Treating the city, its art, and its rituals as lived experiences that extended through space and time, the contributors to this volume consider well-known objects, monuments, sites, and events in the vivifying context of a variety of spaces, which are here understood as a dimension of physical, psychological, religious, and political perceptions for the city of Florence during the Renaissance. The volume provides a multi-dimensional view of Florence as it evolved into an economic powerhouse and dynamic center of artistic achievement, as well as the setting for political and religious struggles. It also demonstrates how permeable boundaries between the disciplines of history and art history have become.

Author: Roger J. Crum
ISBN-10: 0521727871
ISBN-13: 9780521727877
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2008
Pages: 692
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.70d