This revealing volume sheds new light on the Renaissance in Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
A revealing look at the Renaissance in Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
Written by leading scholars in the field.
Covers a wide range of topics, such as the printing press and book trade in Reformation Scotland, and the debate between the -old- and the -new- in Welsh poetry.
Shows that the Celtic countries were an integral part of the wider European Renaissance.
Demonstrates how Celtic writers, scholars and patrons contributed to...
This revealing volume sheds new light on the Renaissance in Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
The Medici controlled fifteenth-century Florence. Other Italian rulers treated Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492) as an equal. To his close associates, he was "the boss" ("master of the workshop"). But Lorenzo liked to say that he was just another Florentine citizen. Were the Medici like the kings, princes, and despots of contemporary Italy? Or were they just powerful citizens? The Medici: Citizens and Masters offers a novel, comparative approach to answering these questions. It sets Medici rule against princely states such as Milan and Ferrara. It asks how much the Medici changed...
The Medici controlled fifteenth-century Florence. Other Italian rulers treated Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492) as an equal. To his close associate...
