Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

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The Renaissance A history of civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 A.D. by Will Durant - New York Simon and Schuster 1953 - 776 p. - The story of civilization 10 Part V .

Includes Index

The age of Petrarch and Boccaccio: 1304-75 -- The popes in Avignon: 1309-77 -- The rise of the Medici: 1378-1464 -- The golden age: 1464-92 -- Savonarola and the republic: 1492-1534 -- Milan -- Leonardo Da Vinci -- Tuscany and Umbria -- Mantua -- Ferrara -- Venice and her realm -- Emilia and the marches -- The kingdom of Naples -- The crisis in the church: 1378-1447 -- The Renaissance captures Rome: 1447-92 -- The Borgias -- Julius II: 1503-13 -- Leo X: 1513-21 -- The intellectual revolt -- The moral release -- The political collapse: 1494-1534 -- Sunset in Venice -- The waning of the Renaissance.

A history of the Renaissance as it flowered through Italy. Emphasizes the contributions of characters famous in history.


Renaissance Italy
Europe -- Civilization--History

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