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At home in Renaissance Italy.(Report from Europe)(Brief article)
Italy can with some justification lay claim to being a vital link in the story of Western civilization. The Roman Empire was built on the accomplishments of the Greeks, and after the medieval period it was Italy that gave birth to and nurtured the Renaissance. An exhibition entitled At Home in Renaissance Italy, on view at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London until January 7, 2007, provides a detailed look at the wealthy urban domestic interior in Tuscany and the Veneto during this flourishing period.
The exhibition is divided into three sections, each dedicated to a different room: the sala (reception room), the camera (bedroom), and the scrittoio (study). It includes a diverse selection of everyday objects such as steel corsets, cooking and dining utensils, musical instruments, ...
- Royal tennis in renaissance Italy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News May 1, 2007 700+ words
2503522734 Royal tennis in renaissance Italy. Bondt, Cees de. Brepols...details the history of tennis in Renaissance Italy--a fairly unresearched topic...color plates. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co...
- The Politics of Exile in Renaissance Italy.(Review)
- Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly STARN, RANDOLPH September 22, 2001 700+ words
...Christine Shaw, The Politics of Exile in Renaissance Italy. (Cambridge Studies in Italian...hazard of politics in medieval and Renaissance Italy, it remains a fairly fugitive subject...The Theme of Exile in Medieval and Renaissance Italy, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University...
- Schooling in Renaissance Italy: Literacy and Learning, 1300-1600.
- Magazine article from: The English Historical Review Siraisi, Nancy G. January 1, 1993 700+ words
...Paul F. Grendler's Schooling in Renaissance Italy: Literacy and Learning, 1300...of pre-university schooling in Renaissance Italy. Grendler's study combines aboundant...cultural and intellectual history of Renaissance Italy. Thus, the topics on which the...
- Love and Death in Renaissance Italy.(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History Ganev, Robin August 1, 2005 700+ words
Love and Death in Renaissance Italy, by Thomas V. Cohen. Chicago...written book, Love and Death in Renaissance Italy. The book comprises six stories...agency, and family politics in Renaissance Italy. While some of the stories...
- The Culture of Profession in Late Renaissance Italy.(Book Review)
- Newspaper article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch Buroughs, John October 1, 2004 700+ words
...The Culture Of Profession In Late Renaissance Italy George W. McClure University of...The Culture Of Profession In Late Renaissance Italy by George W. McClure (Associate...The Culture Of Profession In Late Renaissance Italy explores how various different vocations...
- Art and Love in Renaissance Italy.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Library Journal Speidel, Nadine Dalton February 15, 2009 700+ words
Art and Love in Renaissance Italy. Metropolitan Museum of Art...as it considers matrimony in Renaissance Italy. Before the Council of Trent...ramifications of marriage in Renaissance Italy. Some items put a public face...
- Love and Death in Renaissance Italy.(Book review)
- Magazine article from: The Historian Biow, Douglas December 22, 2006 700+ words
Love and Death in Renaissance Italy. By Thomas V. Cohen. (Chicago...exhilarating book. Historians of Renaissance Italy adore the archives, but their...this is not a book about "Renaissance Italy" but certain limited aspects...
- The Culture of Cleanliness in Renaissance Italy.(Book review)
- Magazine article from: The Historian D'Andrea, David December 22, 2008 700+ words
...Culture of Cleanliness in Renaissance Italy. By Douglas Biow. (Ithaca...the filthiest realities of Renaissance Italy, roughly defined as the...linguistically elevated members of Renaissance Italy: family patriarchs, aristocratic...
- Creating meaningful cities.(Timeless Cities: An Architect's Reflections on...
- Magazine article from: Modern Age Deupi, Victor June 22, 2004 700+ words
...An Architect's Reflections on Renaissance Italy, by David Mayernik, Boulder: Westview...ancient Rome, and much more with Renaissance Italy and the development of conscientious...far more than a historical tour of Renaissance Italy. Mayernik's interpretation of...
- Patronage in Renaissance Italy: From 1400 to the Early Sixteenth Century.
- Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly Bent, George R. June 22, 1998 700+ words
...inappropriate or inaccurate. Mary Hollingsworth, in Patronage in Renaissance Italy, heroically takes on this very problem in her coherent...she may not be wrong, either. Happily, Patronage in Renaissance Italy is a very readable book. Aside from a disappointing lack...
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