Sandra Sider0816056188
Table of contents :
CONTENTS……Page 8
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS……Page 10
LIST OF MAPS……Page 11
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS……Page 12
INTRODUCTION: ORIGINS OF THE RENAISSANCE……Page 14
Political Boundaries……Page 16
How to Use This Book……Page 17
Note on Names, Orthography, and Bibliography……Page 18
1 HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIETY……Page 20
ITALY……Page 22
Northern Italy……Page 25
Southern Italy……Page 27
HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE……Page 28
Francis I……Page 29
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL……Page 30
Spain……Page 31
Portugal……Page 33
THE NETHERLANDS……Page 34
Poland……Page 35
England……Page 36
Scotland……Page 37
Italy……Page 38
Germany……Page 39
Poland and Hungary……Page 40
MAJOR FIGURES……Page 41
Holy Roman Empire……Page 46
England and Scotland……Page 47
2 RELIGION……Page 48
THE PAPACY……Page 49
Innocent VIII……Page 50
Leo X……Page 51
Gregory XIII……Page 52
Clergy……Page 53
Orders and Other Religious Groups……Page 54
Foreign Missions……Page 56
Sacraments……Page 57
Heresies……Page 59
Inquisition and Index of Prohibited Books……Page 60
Church Councils……Page 62
Counter-Reformation……Page 63
Bible……Page 64
Religious Literature, Dramatic Presentations, and Preaching……Page 65
PROTESTANT REFORMATION……Page 66
Spread of the Reformation……Page 67
Theological Elements of the Movements……Page 70
Protestant Bible……Page 71
Iconoclasm……Page 72
Bible……Page 73
Sermons……Page 74
ISLAM……Page 75
Muslim Philosophy……Page 76
MAJOR FIGURES……Page 77
Protestant Reformation……Page 82
Islam……Page 83
3 ART AND VISUAL CULTURE……Page 84
PAINTING……Page 86
Painting on Walls……Page 87
Painting on Wooden Panels……Page 90
TAPESTRIES……Page 97
Flemish Tapestries……Page 98
SCULPTURE……Page 99
Sculpture in Wood……Page 100
Sculpture in Stone……Page 101
Sculpture in Bronze……Page 102
Sculpture in Clay……Page 103
DECORATIVE ART……Page 104
Glass……Page 105
Needlework……Page 107
MAJOR ARTISTS……Page 108
Decorative Art……Page 117
4 ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING……Page 118
Northern Italy……Page 119
Rome……Page 123
France……Page 124
Ruins of Rome: 15th Century……Page 125
Restoring Rome: 16th Century……Page 127
Italy……Page 128
France……Page 129
Italy……Page 130
France……Page 131
The Country House……Page 132
Other Villas……Page 133
Hospitals……Page 134
Theaters……Page 135
BEYOND ITALY AND FRANCE……Page 136
Palaces……Page 137
Gardens……Page 138
MAJOR ARCHITECTS……Page 139
Beyond Italy and France……Page 141
5 LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE……Page 142
HUMANISM, PHILOLOGY, AND PUBLISHING……Page 143
Latin as a Literary Language……Page 144
Latin versus the Vernacular……Page 145
The Printed Book……Page 146
Aristotle’s Poetics……Page 147
POETRY……Page 148
Epic Poetry……Page 149
Lyric Poetry……Page 150
PROSE……Page 152
History……Page 153
Novel……Page 154
Satire and Humor……Page 158
Tragedy……Page 159
Masques……Page 162
Classical Rhetorical Treatises……Page 163
Sermons……Page 164
Humanistic and Court Libraries……Page 165
Examples of Court Libraries……Page 166
MAJOR WRITERS……Page 167
Literary Theory……Page 176
Library Collections……Page 177
6 MUSIC……Page 178
Catholic Services……Page 179
Protestant Services……Page 180
Major Genres……Page 181
Humanism and Music……Page 182
Patronage……Page 183
Working Conditions and Social Status……Page 185
Percussion Instruments……Page 186
Wind Instruments……Page 187
Stringed Instruments……Page 188
PUBLICATION OF MUSICAL MATERIAL……Page 189
Printed Books……Page 190
MAJOR COMPOSERS……Page 191
Publication of Musical Material……Page 194
7 WARFARE……Page 196
MAJOR WARS……Page 197
Swiss Wars……Page 199
Revolt of the Netherlands……Page 200
Armor……Page 201
Fired Projectiles……Page 203
SOLDIERING……Page 204
The Army……Page 205
The Navy……Page 208
Field Conditions……Page 209
Early Renaissance……Page 210
Leagues……Page 211
Battles and Sieges……Page 212
Peace Treaties and Settlements……Page 214
MAJOR FIGURES……Page 215
Soldiering……Page 224
Fortifications……Page 225
8 COMMERCE……Page 226
Banking……Page 227
MINING……Page 229
TEXTILES……Page 231
AGRICULTURE……Page 232
Wine……Page 233
Shipbuilding……Page 234
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING……Page 235
Printing Privileges……Page 236
SLAVERY……Page 237
MAJOR FIGURES……Page 238
Slavery……Page 240
9 EXPLORATION AND TRAVEL……Page 242
GEOGRAPHY AND CARTOGRAPHY……Page 243
Geography……Page 244
Cartography……Page 245
TRAVEL……Page 247
Inland Waterways and Harbors……Page 248
Navigating beyond the Coast……Page 249
Traveling by Land……Page 250
EXPLORATION……Page 251
To the East……Page 253
To the West……Page 257
Summary of Major Explorations and Conquests……Page 259
MAJOR FIGURES……Page 260
Exploration……Page 266
10 SCIENCE AND MEDICINE……Page 268
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROLOGY……Page 269
Astrology……Page 270
CHEMISTRY……Page 272
Algebra……Page 273
Geometry……Page 275
BOTANY AND DRUGS……Page 276
Botany……Page 277
Drugs……Page 278
ANATOMY AND MEDICINE……Page 279
Medicine……Page 280
MAJOR FIGURES……Page 282
Anatomy and Medicine……Page 287
11 EDUCATION……Page 288
HUMANISTIC EDUCATION……Page 289
Pedagogical Treatises……Page 290
Italy and the Italian City-States……Page 292
France……Page 293
Germany and the Netherlands……Page 294
England and Scotland……Page 295
Professional Training……Page 296
Primary Education in the Vernacular……Page 298
Study of Practical Mathematics……Page 299
Apprenticeship in General……Page 300
EDUCATION OF GIRLS AND WOMEN……Page 301
Humanistic Education for Young Women……Page 302
Examples of Learned Women……Page 303
MAJOR FIGURES……Page 304
Humanistic Education……Page 306
Education of Girls and Women……Page 307
12 DAILY LIFE……Page 308
Time……Page 310
The Calendar……Page 311
FAMILY LIFE……Page 312
Marriage……Page 313
Children……Page 314
Housing……Page 316
Games and Sports……Page 317
Civic Processions and Public Gatherings……Page 318
Triumphal Entries and State Funerals……Page 319
Charivari……Page 321
Clothing……Page 322
Jewelry and Other Accessories……Page 323
Cooking and Serving……Page 324
DISEASE, ILLNESS, AND DEATH……Page 325
Time and the Calendar……Page 326
Disease, Illness, and Death……Page 327
13 CONCLUSION: LEGACY OF THE RENAISSANCE……Page 328
SCHOLARSHIP……Page 329
INFLUENCES OF THE RENAISSANCE……Page 330
GLOSSARY……Page 332
CHRONOLOGICAL CHART……Page 340
MUSEUMS AND OTHER COLLECTIONS……Page 343
BIBLIOGRAPHY……Page 345
INDEX……Page 364
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.