The Renaissance
by Johnson, Paul
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0297646443
- ISBN 13
- 9780297646440
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2000 0297646443. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. No inscriptions or annotations. 9 1/2" tall by 6" wide. DW is not price-clipped.167 pages. Chronology, bibliography, index and notes. "The development of the first universities from the twelfth century onward, growing wealth and patronage in certain cities, and above all the invention of printing and cheap paper, provided essential conditions for the Renaissance. And it was literature and scholarship that saw the first stirrings of the humanism, individualism and scepticism and the rebirth of classical culture that loosened the Church's iron grip on the visual arts." .
Synopsis
Paul Johnson is a leading historian and journalist whose historical works have been national bestsellers and translated into many languages. Among his books are Modern Times , A History of the Jews , Intellectuals , The Birth of the Modern , and A History of the American People . He lives in London.
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- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1663
- Title
- The Renaissance
- Author
- Johnson, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0297646443
- ISBN 13
- 9780297646440
- Publisher
- London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2000 0297646443
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Renaissance Art Sculpture Visual Arts History Economics Painting Buildings Literature QSE
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David Edward Hellawell
Biblio member since 2007
Bromsgrove, West Midlands
About David Edward Hellawell
Professor Emeritus now selling off the stock of a lifetime.
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