An extraordinary wave of artistic and cultural innovation shattered medieval society and brought European culture reluctantly into the modern era. Buildings were constructed that were bigger and ...

This book examines how, as Renaissance textual practices and new forms of knowledge ... is to be particularly commended for its strategic use of visual sources." Sara F Matthews-Grieco, European ...

Through innovative interdisciplinary methods connecting the European Renaissance to the Atlantic world, Davies uses new sources and questions to explore science as a visual pursuit, revealing how ...

Renaissance close RenaissanceThe revival or rebirth of European art and literature under the influence of classical Roman and Greek culture during the 14th to 16th centuries. is a French word that ...