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020 _a9782080135001
082 1 _aREF 945.05 BRA
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100 1 _aBraudel, Fernand
240 1 0 _aToller Cranston Collection
245 1 4 _aOut of Italy
_b: 1450-1650
_c/ Fernand Braudel
260 _aParis
_b: Flammarion
_c, 1991
300 _a245 p.
_b: illus.
_c; 32 cm
520 _aBy 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.
546 _aTranslated from French to English
650 4 _aRenaissance
_z-Italy
651 4 _aItaly
_x-Civilization
_y-1268-1559
651 4 _aItaly
_x-Civilization
_y-1559-1789
700 1 _aReynolds, Sian
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