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001			ocn897439968
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093343.0
008			141003s2013 nyuf b 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2013015480
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780385536592
040			_aTRACS _beng _erda _cTRACS _dOCLCO _dTOH _dBDX _dLEB _dCN5O9 _dVF$
019			_a869807416
020			_a9780385536592 (hardcover)
020			_a0385536593 : HRD
035			_a(OCoLC)897439968 _z(OCoLC)869807416
050	0	0	_aDG 445 _b.L44 2014
049			_aVF$A
090			_aDG 445 .L44 2014
100	1		_aLee, Alexander _c(Historian)
245	1	4	_aThe ugly Renaissance / _cAlexander Lee.
264		1	_aNew York : _bDoubleday, _c[2013]
264		4	_a2013
300			_axii, 433 pages, [16] pages of plates ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : Between heaven and earth -- The world of the Renaissance artist -- Michelangelo's nose -- In Peter's shadow -- What David saw -- The workshop of the world -- Michelangelo in love -- The world of the Renaissance patron -- The art of power -- The men with the Midas touch -- Mercenaries and madmen -- The unholy city -- The Renaissance and the world -- Filippo and the pirates -- Salomone's crime -- The rising crescent -- Of human bondage -- Brave new worlds.
520			_aRenowned as a period of cultural rebirth and artistic innovation, the Renaissance is cloaked in a unique aura of beauty and brilliance. Its very name conjures up awe-inspiring images of an age of lofty ideals in which life imitated the fantastic artworks for which it has become famous. But behind the vast explosion of new art and culture lurked a seamy, vicious world of power politics, perversity, and corruption that has more in common with the present day than anyone dares to admit. In this lively and meticulously researched portrait, Renaissance scholar Alexander Lee illuminates the dark and titillating contradictions that were hidden beneath the surface of the best-known artworks of the Renaissance.
650		0	_aRenaissance _zItaly.
650		0	_aDegeneration _xSocial aspects _zItaly _xHistory _yTo 1500.
651		0	_aItaly _xSocial life and customs _yTo 1500.
651		0	_aItaly _xCivilization _y1268-1559.
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