The Renaissance Bazaar: From the Silk Road to Michelangelo (ISBN:9780192802682)
Rare and modern books
Brotton Jerry
Oxford Univ Press 2003,
The Renaissance Bazaar: From the Silk Road to Michelangelo (ISBN:9780192802682)
Rare and modern books
Brotton Jerry
Oxford Univ Press 2003,
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- Author
- Brotton Jerry
- Publishers
- Oxford Univ Press 2003
- Keyword
- Turchia Turkey Turquie
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- Dust jacket
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- State of preservation
- As New
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- Softcover
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- First edition
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8vo. pp. xii 243, black and white and color illustrations throughout. Book in as new condition. "The Renaissance was a decisive moment in world history. It was a time when East and West encountered each other as cultural and political equals. In this wide-ranging exploration, Jerry Brotton argues that between 1400 and 1600 Europe defined itself by trading and competing with its Islamic, African, and Asian neighbours. 'The Renaissance Bazaar' tells the story of this intense exchange of ideas, objects, and skills that shaped the European Renaissance. It also shows how technological and commercial developments such as printing, banking, and mapmaking were inextricably connected
