Robert C. Davis,Beth Lindsmith
The Renaissance burst forth in all its glory around 1500 and spread throughout Europe.Â This period of great creativity and productivity in the arts and sciences is illuminated in this book through the lives of more than ninety of its illustrious intellectuals, artists, literary figures, scientists, and rulers. Included are such major figures as Lorenzo and Catherine deâ€™ Medici, Leonardo da Vinci, Charles V, Luther, Columbus, Copernicus, and St. Teresa of Ãvila, as well as lesser-known characters such as Antonio Rinaldeschi, â€œgambler and blasphemerâ€; Louise LabÃ©, â€œthe jousting poetessâ€; Dick Tarlton, â€œthe queenâ€™s comedianâ€; Veronica Franco, â€œcourtesan and wordsmithâ€; and Catena, â€œrustler, robber, and bandit chief.â€Â ,Each section in this volume marks a chronological stage in Europeâ€™s rebirth, tying the periodâ€™s intellectual currents to its political and social concerns and setting the context for the individual biographies.Â 
History,Nonfiction,Art,Biography
Renaissance People: Lives that Shaped the Modern Age