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Heretics and heroes : how Renaissance artists and Reformation priests created our world
Record details
- ISBN: 0385495579 (hc. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780385495578 (hc. : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
xxi, 341 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, 2013.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-320) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Philosophical tennis through the ages -- Dress rehearsals for permanent change -- New worlds for old : innovation on sea and land -- The invention of human beauty : and the end of medieval piety -- New thoughts for new worlds : deviant monks -- Reformation! : Luther steps forward -- Intermission : Il buono, Il brutto, Il cattivo = The good,the bad, and the ugly -- Protestant picture : and other Northern images -- Christian vs. Christian : the turns of the screw -- Human love : how to live on this earth -- Postlude : Hope and regret. |
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| Subject: | Europe Civilization Ego (Psychology) History Reformation Renaissance |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Howe Library | 940 CAH | 31254003143225 | Lower level | Available | - |
Summary:
From the inimitable and bestselling author Thomas Cahill, another popular history, focusing on the Renaissance and Reformation and how this innovative period changed the Western world.