Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance
Worldly Goods examines the material culture of the Renaissance in all its locations, from its wester...
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Worldly Goods examines the material culture of the Renaissance in all its locations, from its western borders in Christendom to its eastern ones in the Islamic Ottoman Empire. It shows how a determination to show magnificence on the part of the wealthy easily became crude competitiveness and avarice as they vied with one another to acquire rare and exotic moveable goods: paintings, tapestries, printed books, precious gems, brocades and damasks, bronzes and palaces. In doing so, Professor Jardine gives us both a dazzling vision of a rapidly changing world and a completely new understanding of the Renaissance.
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