Historical Atlas of the Renaissance [Hardcover]

Robert Ritchie (Author)

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Grade 8 Up - For students inclined to consider the Renaissance as primarily an artistic phenomenon, this volume provides a broader cultural and historical framework. Tracing this unique period of optimism and intellectual expression from its origins in late-14th-century Florence, through the rest of Italy, to its culmination in 16th-century Europe, the text is organized into 11 roughly chronological chapters prefaced by a time line and concluding with an appendix of genealogical tables and an essential index. Coverage includes important places, events, and ideas of the time as well as profiles of important figures, along with full-color portraits, maps, diagrams, photographs, and art reproductions. Though most chapters begin with a large readable map, and additional key maps can be found in each chapter, they are so judiciously melded with text and other illustrative material that the "atlas" is almost secondary to the history. Combining a concise and engaging narrative with plenty of striking visuals, this is a solid resource for Western Civilization studies. - Mary Ann Carcich, Hampton Bays Public Library, NY
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Checkmark Books (June 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816057311
• ISBN-13: 978-0816057313
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,585,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great value!, June 30, 2011

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Jeri Lyn Flowers "Jflo teaches" (Cartersville, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Historical Atlas of the Renaissance (Hardcover)

Illustrations:
All full color illustrations, drawings, photos, photos of art, detailed, colorful maps, timeline at the bottom of some pages, interesting borders on some maps.

Layout of type:
Two columns of type, small text, captions are in bold, black ink in a font that varies from the text font.

Chapters:
Florence-Cradle of the Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance
Rome-The Papal bastion
Imperial destiny-Habsburg-Valois rivalry
A world beyond-Exploration and empire
Window on the world-the low countries
A sceptered isle-Tudor England
A world apart-Spain and her empire
The late Renaissance
A Flickentppich-Renaissance Germany
A house divided-The Reformation

Features:
Appendix, genealogical tables of the Renaissance, index

Assessment:
This book provides a good deal of serious information, maps, and illustrations. For the cost of the book, the amount of information it contains and the grade levels it can support, this is a grand value.