The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo

by Paul Strathern

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Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which completely revolutionized Western civilization. Painting, sculpture and architecture would all visibly change in a striking fashion. Likewise, the thought and self-conception of humanity would take on a completely different aspect. Sciences would be born - or emerge in an entirely new guise.

In this sweeping 400-year history, Paul Strathern reveals how, and why, these new ideas which formed the Renaissance began, and flourished, in the city of Florence. Just as central and northern Germany gave birth to the Reformation, Britain was a driver...

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  • ISBN10 1786498723
  • ISBN13 9781786498724
  • Publish Date 1 April 2021
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Atlantic Books
  • Edition Main
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 384
  • Language English