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Looking at the Renaissance

Contents

Defining the Renaissance
Scientific enquiry
Economic and political context
Urban economy and government
The court
Religious context
Art, architecture and the antique
Artistic identities
Brunelleschi
Jan van Eyck
The growth and importance of biography
Fame and anonymity
Mysteries and methods
The legacy of the Renaissance
Further reading

Associated images online

Taken from The OU Guide to the Renaissance
Published to accompany the Open University series Renaissance Secrets, first broadcast on BBC TWO in November - December 1999.

Series Producer: Cameron Balbirnie
Authors: Kim Woods, Peter Elmer
Managing Editor: Stephen Holland
Editor: Steve Platt
Editorial Assistant: Mel Greasby

Published in 1999 by the Open University Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
ISBN 0 7492 9187 7

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