Author: THOMAS, ANDREA
Title: Glory and honour : the Renaissance in Scotland / Andrea Thomas
Description: Edinburgh: Birlinn Ltd 2013. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; ix. 230 pages: illustrations (colour). maps (colour). facsimiles (colour); 25 x 26 cm. Decorated end-papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index. Summary; 'The Renaissance was the pre-eminent cultural and intellectual movement of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Europe. It began in Italy and spread elsewhere along trade routes and through diplomatic channels. Since the Scottish kingdom was relatively remote. Renaissance impulses were often filtered through intermediaries in other countries. although there was some direct Italian influence too. Consequently. the Scottish version of Renaissance culture was a hybrid with multiple antecedents. adapted to suit the needs of Scottish patrons. The Stewart monarchs and the Scottish aristocracy were poorer than many other princes and nobles but keen to assert their equality in dignity and status. They sought to participate fully in the European mainstream. and saw their cultural patronage as a powerful way to facilitate that aim. The buildings. books and artefacts of the period tell the story of a vibrant and cosmopolitan culture that was innovative and confident as well as imitative and aspirational'. Andrea Thomas provides a detailed survey of the little-known and remarkable heritage of the Renaissance in Scotland. The book is illustrated throughout with over 100 full colour images. Subjects; Renaissance - Scotland. Scotland - Civilization - Italian influences. Scotland - History - 15th century. Scotland - History - 16th century. Europe - Civilization - Italian influences. Italy - Civilization - 1268-1559. British & Irish history. HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain. HISTORY / Renaissance.Weight in Kg appr.:

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