The European Renaissance 1400-1600

"This is a beautifully presented and lavishly illustrated history which brings together all Renaissance arts throughout Europe - plays, music, literature and philosophy. With Italy at its center, but encompassing the visual and literary arts throughout Renaissance Europe, this evocative history reviews both the artistic production of the period, and the social and economic soil in which it flourished. Covering the familiar literary and artistic giants of the time, Robin Kirkpatrick also pays attention to less recognized artists and craftsmen, and examines the crafts of marquetry, silver-work and architectural ornamentation which were central to that period. For those interested in European history of the Renaissance.