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The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo by Paul Strathern
Category: History
Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which completely revolutionized Western civilization. Painting, sculpture and architecture would all visibly change in a striking fashion. Likewise, the thought and self-conception of humanity would take on a complete ...Show more
The Florentines from Dante to Galileo by Paul Strathern
Category: History
A sweeping 400-year history of the Florentines who gave birth to the Renaissance, by the author of The Medici and The Borgias. Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which transformed the entire culture of western civilisation. Painting, sculpture and arch ...Show more
The Knowledge: The Periodic table by Paul Strathern
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: The Knowledge
Introducing a new series of information-led pocket guides aimed at demystifying a wide andeclectic range of subjects. Called The knowledge each book within the series is writtenby an expert in the field providing a lively, and informative, introduction to their respectivetopic.The formulation of the per ...Show more
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance by Paul Strathern
Category: Art
"A dazzling history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money and ambition. Against the background of an age which saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning - of humanism which penetrated and explored the ...Show more
The Other Renaissance: From Copernicus to Shakespeare by Paul Strathern
Category: History
An 'essential book for 2023', as selected by the Irish ExaminerIt is generally accepted that the European Renaissance began in Italy. However, a historical transformation of similar magnitude also took place in northern Europe at the same time. This 'Other Renaissance' was initially centred on the city ...Show more
The Spirit of Venice: From Marco Polo to Casanova by Paul Strathern
Category: Non-Fiction
The Spirit of Venice is a history of the first great economic and naval power of the modern western world, from its struggle to ascendancy, through the arc of its glory - when its trading empire reached as far afield as China, Syria and West Africa - to the beginning of its long and fascinating decline. ...Show more