"Its 750 entries range over music, architecture, war, diplomacy, religion, literature and social history as well as the visual arts . . . a valuable reference work."
                                                  —The Connoisseur

Within the vast literature of the Renaissance, this is the one indispensable book: for the student who is looking for a guide to the complicated maze of Italian Renaissance political history; the scholar who needs a convenient, unified reference sources; the art lover who wants to discover the background to the masterpieces of painting and sculpture; the traveler in Italy who seeks to understand the great works of art and architecture within their context; and also the general reader who wants to learn more about this fascinating historical and cultural epoch.

"Broad in scope and rich in content . . . with many illustrations, maps, family trees and comparative tables of succession . . . pithy and stimulating . . . a unique encyclopaedia."   —Italian Studies

ISBN 0-500-20191-9 · 237 illustrations

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