Renaissance Go-Betweens: Cultural Exchange in Early Modern Europe (review)
many beautiful poems and works of art were born. Drawing on a wide array of sources — from diaries and letters to proverbs, poetry, and philosophical treatises — At Day’s Close offers nothing less than a new way of thinking about the social and cultural history of the early modern era. Eloquently written and beautifully illustrated, this is a rare book that will be read both for pleasure as well as for erudition. It belongs not only in every scholar’s library but also — where else? — on every reader’s bedside table. JOHN JEFFRIES MARTIN Trinity University