renaissance

An illustrated history of the Renaissance period, with a fictional story involving children to depict the time in history.

Marietta, the daughter of a Venetian artist, lives in disguise as a boy in order to wander the city and learn to paint like her father, and she comes to realize the real value of her freedom when she meets an equally talented young boy who is the slave of a sea captain.

Examines the arts, fashions, manners, and thought of Italy between 1350 and 1550.

Contains 224 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the Renaissance, a cultural and artistic revival that occurred in Europe and other parts of the world from approximately 1375 to 1575, covering significant people, places, ideas, and events, and including photographs, illustrations, and maps.

Examines the life of Renaissance political theorist and author Machiavelli, looking at his ideas on power within the context of the times in which he lived, and discussing his youth, diplomatic career, imprisonment, the writing of "The Prince, " and his later years as a scholar and historian.

Explores the period of history between 1484 and 1614, which is the period of transition from the Middle Ages to the ancient r?gime and the way in which that transition affected almost all aspects of French life.

Text and color pictures present the evolution of art during the Renaissance, chiefly in Italy.

Briefly discusses early science, the Renaissance, Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, and science in the modern world.

Examines the role of fools or jesters in medieval and Renaissance society and describes such individuals as Will Sommers of sixteenth-century England and Querno of sixteenth-century Italy.