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Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance

by Lisa Jardine

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In this provocative and wholly absorbing work, Lisa Jardine offers a radical interpretation of the Renaissance, arguing that the creation of culture during that time was inextricably tied to the creation of wealth - that the expansion of commerce spurred the expansion of thought. As Jardine boldly states, The seeds of our own exuberant multiculturalism and bravura consumerism were planted in the European Renaissance. While Europe's royalty and merchants competed with each other to acquire works of art, vicious commercial battles were being fought over who should control the centers for trade around the globe. Jardine encompasses Renaissance culture from its western borders in Christendom to its eastern reaches in the Islamic Ottoman Empire, bringing this opulent epoch to life in all its material splendor and competitive acquisitiveness. A savvy, street-smart history of the Renaissance.-Dan Cryer, Newsday Jardine's lively book is specific and down-to-earth. A particularly fascinating section recalls how books suddenly ceased to be principally collector's items or aids to scholars and became the sixteenth century's Internet, dispensing fact and fancy to high and low.-The New Yorker

Synopsis:

Provocative and wholly absorbing, this fascinating work presents a radical interpretation of the Renaissance, arguing that the creation of culture during the time was inextricably tied to the creation of wealth. Illustrations. NPR feature.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-452) and index.

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ISBN:
9780393318661
Subtitle:
A New History of the Renaissance
Preface:
Jardine, Lisa
Author:
Jardine, Lisa
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Economic History
Subject:
Renaissance
Subject:
Economic history -- 16th century.
Publication Date:
September 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
470
Dimensions:
914x630x133 142

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