The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance

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Beginning in the early 14th century and continuing into the 15th and 16th centuries the Renaissance was a period of intense intellectual and cultural activity the fruits of which have had a profound impact on the thought culture philosophy painting and sculpture and writing of Europe and the wider world ever since. Gordon Campbell with the help of his team of distinguished consultant and advisory editors has created a unique new A-Z reference surveying all aspects of the Renaissance in Europe. From da Vinci to Dutch law from gypsies to geometry this volume contains an immense breadth of information with over 3 000 entries covering an extensive spectrum of topics including art literature science culture philosophy religion economics history and conflict. Over half of the entries are biographical covering artists architects garden designers philosophers explorers royalty cardinals reformers statesman writers poets playwrights soldiers rebels woodcarvers silversmiths mystics mathematicians sculptors and composers. With 100 stunning black-and-white illustrations this elegant dictionary is an ideal referenc to a period that has had an enduring and important cultural influence.