The Florentines - Paul Strathern

Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which completely revolutionised Western civilisation. Painting, sculpture and architecture would all visibly change in a striking fashion. Likewise, the thought and self-conception of humanity would take on a completely different aspect. Sciences would be born - or emerge in an entirely new guise. In this sweeping 400-year history, Paul Strathern reveals how, and why, these new ideas which formed the Renaissance began, and flourished, in the city of Florence.

Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384