The Horizon book of the Renaissance / by the editors of Horizon magazine ; editor in charge: Richard M. Ketchum ; author, J.H. Plumb ; with biographical essays by Morris Bishop [and others].
| Other author/creator | Ketchum, Richard M., 1922-2012 editor. |
| Other author/creator | Plumb, J. H. (John Harold), 1911-2001. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : American Heritage Pub. Co. : Book trade distribution by Doubleday, ©1961. |
| Description | 431 pages : illustrations (some color) portraits, color map ; 31 cm |
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| Uniform title | Horizon (New York, N.Y.) |
| Contents | The dawn of the renaissance / Petrarch -- The prince and the state / Machiavelli -- The arts / The young Michelangelo -- Florence: cradle of humanism / Lorenzo de Medici -- Milan: city of strife / Leonardo da Vinci -- Rome: splendor and the papacy / Pope Pius II -- Venice: the golden years / Doge Francesco Foscari -- The images of man / Federigo da Montefeltro -- Women of the Renaissance / Beatrice and Isabella D'este -- The spread of the Renaissance. |
| Abstract | Includes biographical essays on Petrarch, Machiavelli, the young Michelangelo, Lorenzo de Medici, Leonardo da Vinci, Pope Pius II, Doge Francesco Foscari, Federigo da Montefeltro, Beatrice and Isabella D'Este. |
| Local note | Little-47290-305131068530Z- |
| Local note | Little-338578--305131046123T |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Horizon (New York, N.Y.). Horizon book of the Renaissance. New York, American Heritage Pub. Co.; Book trade distribution by Doubleday [1961] |
| LCCN | 61011489 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks - Oversize | DG533 .H6 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |