Braudel, Fernand <br/><br/>
Out of Italy  : 1450-1650 
/ Fernand Braudel 
 - Paris  : Flammarion  , 1991 
 - 245 p.  : illus.  ; 32 cm 
<br/><br/> By 1450, all of Europe and the Mediterranean were influenced by the teachings, the economies and the intellect of Italy. Its predominance had been achieved through a long history of effort, patience and strategic victories. How did Italy, or rather a handful of Italian cities, a few men all told, succeed in acquiring and maintaining a position of dominance vis-à-vis Byzantium, Islam, and western Europe? In this fascinating and insightful study, Fernand Braudel, one of the most distinguished historians of our time, examines the many-sided phenomenon of greatness that characterized Italy during the two centuries spanning the Renaissance, Mannerism, and the Baroque -- dazzling, multicoloured Italy, whose radiance shone all over Europe. 
<br/><br/><br/>Translated from French to English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9782080135001 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Renaissance---Italy
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Italy---Civilization---1268-1559<br/>Italy---Civilization---1559-1789
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>REF 945.05 BRA