The Renaissance – In a Nutshell, Peter Whitfield
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The Renaissance – In a Nutshell

Author: Peter Whitfield

Narrator: Peter Whitfield

Unabridged: 1 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 07/27/2009

Genre: History - Renaissance

Synopsis

The fifth in the new Naxos Audiobooks series ‘In a Nutshell’, The Renaissance is a short and accessible introduction to the era that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Palestrina. The Renaissance swept across Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries, heralding intellectual revolutions in science, art, philosophy and politics, and marking a decisive shift towards modern thinking. The authoritative Peter Whitfield brings together all the different threads of this transformative period in a lucid and fascinating introduction.

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