The Most Illustrious Ladies of the Italian Renaissance (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Kaye, John William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440050139 ISBN 13 : 9781440050138

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover how elite women shaped art, power, and culture across Italy’s Renaissance.

This nonfiction work surveys the lives of princesses and great ladies who influenced courts from Mantua to Ferrara. It blends social history with intimate portraits to show how education, marriage alliances, and courtly life gave women new influence and a voice in the era’s art and politics. The book roots its portraits in the daily world of birth, marriage, dowries, and patronage, offering a broad view of the era through the lives of remarkable women.

• Learn how noblewomen were educated and how their upbringings prepared them for roles at court.
• See how marriages and political alliances shaped alliances, power, and cultural exchange.
• Meet figures who supported artists, collectors, and writers, helping to fuel a flourishing of art and letters.
• Understand the social and cultural climate that allowed women to become central in Renaissance courts.

Ideal for readers of Renaissance history, women’s history, and art history who want a clear, engaging look at how these women helped shape a pivotal cultural moment.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Period of the Renaissance has ever been so attractive to the historian that many learned volumes have been written on the subject, and it has been illustrated by much brilliant eloquence. An army of patient students have devoted long years to serious research, in hunting out forgotten treasures buried in foreign libraries, archives, chronicles, diaries, and letters innumerable. Yet I venture to hope that there may still be room for a modest attempt to bring some of these vast stores of knowledge more especially as they touch upon womans life within reach of those readers who have no leisure for profound and special study. To them I would dedicate these sketches of some typical women of the Italian Renaissance, which may be regarded as brief appreciations, rather than full and complete biographies.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440050139
• ISBN 13: 9781440050138
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 406
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