The beginnings of the state in Europe is a central topic of contemporary historical research. The making of such early modern Italian regional states as Florenc
Jacob Burckhardt claimed that the state in Renaissance Italy became a work of art. In this book, the authors illiminate the corollary: that art in Italy became
The essays in this collection explore the languages - artistic, symbolic, and ritual, as well as written and spoken - in which power was articulated, challenged
A groundbreaking work of intellectual history, The Lost Italian Renaissance uncovers a priceless intellectual legacy suggests provocative new avenues of researc
This Handbook re-examines the concept of early modern history in a European and global context. The term 'early modern' has been familiar, especially in Angloph