renaissance

Armand recounts his life starting with the ruined city he lived in as a child, and while he is there, he meets the great vampire Marius who makes him choose between the life he knows, and the mystery and immortality of the life of a vampire.

"Jepp, a teenage dwarf living in 16th century Europe, leaves home to seek his destiny"--Provided by publisher.

The conditions that led to the Renaissance as well as the work of the writers, artists, dramatists and scientists who emerged during the era will be examined in this social history.

Tells of the life of Michelangelo and his Impressionist style of art, including sculptures and paintings.

"Young readers may have seen reproductions of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and even some of his inventions, but there was much more to his genius. Leonardo was also a scientist and a sculptor. He loved the outdoors. This biography allows young readers to get to know Leonardo from his youth in the Italian countryside and then witness how his work as an adult won over noblemen and royalty who paid him for his art. Readers will be introduced to some of Leonardo's most famous and influential work and discover how it continues to influence today's art and science."--Publisher description.

Presents an historical atlas of the cultural and political development of the Renaissance, and contains detailed maps, photographs, and illustrations that describe the major periods of Renaissance art and architecture, the Habsburg Wars, explorations, Tudor England, and the beginning of the Reformation.