The Florentine Enlightenment 1400-1450

by George Arthur Holmes

Book Overview

A study of the revolutionary development in art and thought which took place in early fifteenth-century Florence, this book is a new approach to political philosophy, history, art, and architecture that was inspired by the teaching and writings of a group of humanist thinkers who paved the way for the great achievements of the later Renaissance. Holmes explores the ideas of the humanists and traces their influence on the writing of history, political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019820292X
• ISBN13: 9780198202929
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"