Renaissance Florence

This book examines the social history of Florence during the critical period of its growth and development in the early modern period, from the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. Treating the city, its art, and its rituals as lived experiences that extended through space and time, the contributors to this volume consider well-known objects, monuments, sites, and events in the vivifying context of a variety of spaces, which are here understood as a dimension of physical, psychological, religious, and political perceptions for the city of Florence during the Renaissance. The volume provides a multi-dimensional view of Florence as it evolved into an economic powerhouse and dynamic center of artistic achievement, as well as the setting for political and religious struggles. It also demonstrates how permeable boundaries between the disciplines of history and art history have become.

Author: Roger J. Crum
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03/31/2008
Pages: 692
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780521727877

About the Author
Crum, Roger J.: - Roger J. Crum is Professor of Art History at the University of Dayton, where he has held the Graul Chair in Arts and Languages.Paoletti, John T.: - John T. Paoletti is William B. Kenan Professor of the Humanities and Professor of Art History at Wesleyan University.