The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance

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A portrait of Europe and its civilization at a moment when Europe first became an entity in the minds of its inhabitants. The book does not simply survey high culture, but builds up a picture of the age, enlivened by a multiplicity of themes, people and ideas. It contains descriptions of painting, sculpture, poetry, architecture and music; but Hale is not simply concerned with the arts: he examines the changes during the period in religion, politics, economics and global discoveries.