Atlas Of the Renaissance (Historical Atlas)

The explosion of knowledge in northern Italy during the 13th century that we call the Renaissance (the rebirth) sprang from a rediscovery of the past splendors of ancient Greece and Rome. Like wildfire, its effects spread throughout a Europe groping its way out of the Dark Ages and touched everyone, from the noblest princes to the feudal peasantry. For many, the Renaissance is about painting, sculpture, architecture and music, and although these aspects are important, the Renaissance was also a period of political, social and religious turmoil. It was a time when education, travel, fashion, warfare, and the very nature of the established Church went under the microscope of inquiring minds. Atlas of the Renaissance is a fascinating encyclopedia of this spontaneous outpouring of the human spirit, as Europe moved toward what we now call the modern global era.Asher, Mark S. is the author of 'Atlas Of the Renaissance (Historical Atlas)', published 2007 under ISBN 9781904668183 and ISBN 1904668186.