Bartlett is professor of history and renaissance studies at the university of toronto. 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. 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. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Early italian renaissance the history of artistic achievement. Renaissance art and architecture, works of art and structures produced in europe during the renaissance. 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. Courtliness, chivalry, and courtesy from ottonian germany to the italian renaissance berkeley. The italian renaissance is a nice introduction to the period. The first book he printed was the bible, in latin, about 180 copies, of which 48 complete copies survive today. 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. Italian literature italian literature the renaissance. Sarah dunants top 10 books on the renaissance books. Instead of history of italian renaissance art, i received atlas of ancient egypt instead.
Experience the majesty of the italian renaissance with these wonderful books. An alternative history of the italian renaissance by fletcher, catherine isbn. From the fall of rome to the rise of the renaissance second revised edition vol. History of italian renaissance art, third edition by. Professor of renaissance studies, jerry brotton, picks the best books. Possible clean exlibrary copy, with their stickers and or stamps. This tome provides the personal side of renaissance history via letters, portions of books and. History literary criticism italian renaissance abebooks. History of italian renaissance art book by frederick hartt. Art history the first historian of italian renaissance art was giorgio vasari. Jim recommends books on the italian renaissance you probably. People who voted on this list 147 silver 3175 books.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A short history of the italian renaissance short histories. A centuryandahalf ago the swiss art historian, jacob burckhardt, popularized the idea of a renaissance in 14th century italy. Top 10 books on the origins of the italian renaissance. The 15th century, devoid as it was of major poetic works, was nevertheless of very great importance because it was the century in which a new vision of human life, embracing a different conception of man. It also forms an excellent basis for further study. The italian sculptor known as donatello helped to forge a new kind of artone that came to define the renaissance. You will get your 1st month of bartleby for free when you bundle with these textbooks where solutions are. Plumb examines the renaissance from several different topical areas politics, the arts, etc and well as by geography i. 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. The civilization of the renaissance in italy by jacob burckhardt 416 pages 3.
So share your favorite books on the italian renaissance. This book offers a rich and exciting new way of thinking about the italian renaissance as both a historical period and a historical movement. This remains a very influential work on the italian renaissance and especially the origins 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. The humanist movement originated in florence in the mid0s and began to affect other countries shortly before 1500. In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, peter burke presents a social and cultural history of the italian renaissance. Bartlett focuses on political history, trends in culture and philosophical thought such as humanism and platonism, and the major thinkers. The italian renaissance princeton university press. Humanist scholars believed that a body of learning called studia humanitatis humanistic studies, which was. An alternative history of the italian renaissance by catherine fletcher is published by the bodley head rrp. The italian renaissance is an excellen beginning study of a vast subject and time period.
Citystates in renaissance italy john hopkins university press, baltimore, 1988. The civilization of the renaissance in italy by jacob burckhardt 416 pages. Term that denotes the 1400s, which may also be referred to as the 15th century renaissance italian period. A sourcebook 2011, and a short history of the italian renaissance 20. Renaissance secrets is an interactive bbc web site that explores select events of the late middle ages and the renaissance and discusses the process and art of writing history. 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. Rather than emphasizing artists biographies, campbell and cole concentrate on the works, discussing means of production, the places for which images were. Jul 03, 2009 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. 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. Italian renaissance learning resources the national. Hull, who taught the course at east tennessee state, earned her ph. Feb 22, 2004 novelist, broadcaster and critic sarah dunant is the author of eight novels. History of italian renaissance art, third edition by fredrick. A study in culture and politics 1991, the civilization of the italian renaissance.
Looking at a great number of period texts, this book shows how renaissance people often struggled to understand even straightforward iconographic meaning, let alone veiled or difficult subject matter. Ita mac carthy is associate professor of italian and translation studies in the school of modern languages and cultures at durham university. Italian renaissance culturehumanism is the modern term for the intellectual movement that initiated the italian renaissance, which later spread to northern europe. The emphasis on learning that was at the heart of the renaissance meant that a high valuation was placed on the book. By the end of the 15th century, books were being published in more than 70 italian towns. Expertly curated help for short history of italian renaissance. 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 of art history just grows and grows. Libraries lacking material on the reformation or the wars of the roses may want purchase these titles.
Vida hull offers an introduction to the art of the italian renaissance. The renaissance was one of the greatest flowerings of artistic works in history. It was also a banking and commercial capital and, after london and constantinople, the thirdlargest city in europe. 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. 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. 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. Bodman collection of italian renaissance manuscripts. The best renaissance books five books expert recommendations. Her latest, the birth of venus, is a tale of art, passion and politics set in renaissance florence. Petrarch, machiavelli, guicciardini and castiglione. His work was progressive, challenging, and even controversial. The i tatti renaissance library harvard university press. 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.
Collection of books, incunabula, and manuscripts from the period of the renaissance. It provides a reader with a very good foundation for an appreciation of this time period on the italian peninsula. The best books on the renaissance five books expert. 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. It also includes the events leading up to and influencing the renaissance, as well as the impact the renaissance had on the world. I have absorbed hundreds of books and articles and i do mean hundreds on every conceivable artistic genre. Each volume provides a reliable latin text together with an accurate, readable english translation on facing pages, accompanied by an editors. For most people, the term still conjures up works of art by the likes of michelangelo or leonardo.
Florence, where the italian renaissance began, was an independent republic. Using a variety of novel sculptural techniques and innovative interpretations, donatello uniquely. A short history of the italian renaissance short histories virginia cox on. Includes letters written between members of the medici family of florence and others in their social and political circles. The grace of the italian renaissance princeton university press. 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. Ancient texts, prized as fonts of knowledge, were dispersed through decorated, luxurious manuscripts prepared for patrons who appreciated the importance of the contents and the beauty of the presentation. 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. This work provides an exploration of what italian renaissance writers, patrons, and viewers thought about the iconography of the works of art around them. Jacob burckhardt, the civilization of the renaissance in italy penguin classics third printing edition, penguin books hamondsworth, 2000.
Novelist, broadcaster and critic sarah dunant is the author of eight novels. Sarah dunants top 10 books on the renaissance the guardian. A new history of italian renaissance art surveys the canon of renaissance painting and sculpture in full, while also looking at architecture, decorative and domestic arts and print media. 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. 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. Italian renaissance learning resources a freely available resource, this site features eight units, each of which explores a different theme in italian renaissance art. The history of the bedroom or the dark alley is much harder to document than the lives of. Best books on the renaissance best history books and biographies about the renaissance. What are the best books to learn in depth about the.
Best history books and biographies about the renaissance. Dreams, delusions and illusions in early modern culture, renaissance keywords, and women and the making of poetry in ariostos orlando furioso. Articles, essays, and books jacob burkhardt the civilization of the renaissance in italy 1860 translated by s. 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. This tome provides the personal side of renaissance history via letters, portions of books and some poetry. On the other hand, i believe, there is a reason for all things that happen, good or bad. 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. 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. 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. Middlemore, 1878 skip knox, boise state university. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Its rise and fall by christopher hibbert, the vatican princess. This book is of medium length and is easily read and comprehended. Good thing i dropped the class that the renaissance book was intended for, as class starts in a week.
How medieval readers customized their manuscripts cambridge, uk. What are the best books to learn in depth about the renaissance. It was published in the 19th century by one of the most acclaimed historians of the century. Plus easytounderstand solutions written by experts for thousands of other textbooks. The european renaissance the rebirth of the classical past really began in 14thcentury italy with petrarch and boccaccio.
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