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The Renaissance – In a Nutshell (unabridged)

Read by Peter Whitfield

  • Release Date: 27th Jul 2009
  • Catalogue No: NA197912
  • Label: Naxos AudioBooks
  • Series: In a Nutshell
  • Length: 77 minutes

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Peter Whitfield: The Renaissance - In a Nutshell

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  • Recording Venue: Motivation Sound Studios, London

The Renaissance is one of the most powerful…

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In the 14th and 15th centuries…

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Virtue was 'armed wisdom', it led to…

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Bruni had boasted that 'Florence harbours the greatest minds…'

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The influence of Vitruvius and the new approach…

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Throughout the 16th century churches and palaces…

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The development of painting in these years…

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With these three painters - Botticelli, Mantegna and Bellini…

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Leonardo was slighting when he spoke of sculpture…

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In Venice, the years of Michelangelo and Raphael…

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The 'Madonna of Chancellor Rolin' is a fascinating essay…

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Music is more difficult to dovetail neatly…

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As polyphony became more sophisticated…

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Renaissance art represented a rediscovery of the world.

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It is often said that the true potential of the printing press…

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The revelations of Thoth-Hermes were believed…

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Unfortunately for its devotees, the whole Hermetic edifice…

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