This is a fascinating account of the geography, chronology and sociology of one of the major cultural movements in European history.
About the Author
Peter Burke is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Emmanuel College.
Features
* Re-examines the place of the Renaissance in European and World history. * Views the culture of Western Europe in co-existence with it's neighbours especially Byzantium and Islam. * Examines the Renaissance movement in the whole of Europe from the centre to the peripheries.
