Re-orienting the Renaissance : cultural exchanges with the East / edited by Gerald MacLean ; with a...
Re-orienting the Renaissance : cultural exchanges with the East / edited by Gerald MacLean ; with a...
Re-orienting the Renaissance : cultural exchanges with the East / edited by Gerald MacLean ; with a foreword by William Dalrymple.
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Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N303.4824/ 8
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Foreword : the porous frontiers of Islam and Christendom : a clash or fusion of civilisations? / William Dalrymple -- Introduction : re-orienting the Renaissance / Gerald MacLean -- 1. The status of the Oriental traveller in Renaissance Venice / Deborah Howard -- 2. St. George between east and west...
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Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"This book brings together a range of essays from leading scholars and writers, providing a fascinating and original approach to the Renaissance which challenges settled certainties, such as the difference between East and West, the invariable conflict between Islam and Christianity, the 'rebirth' of European civilization from roots in classical Gr...
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Re-orienting the Renaissance : cultural exchanges with the East / edited by Gerald MacLean ; with a foreword by William Dalrymple.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N303.4824/ 8
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74VK6qVyWmDA
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ISBN
1403992339
9781403992338
DDC
303.48240509024
MMS ID
991020814989702626
