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The Oxford dictionary of the Renaissance / Gordon Campbell.
Record details
- ISBN: 0198601751 : HRD
- Physical Description: xlvi, 862 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Renaissance > Dictionaries. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Library | CB 361 C36 2003 (Text) | 33109008699449 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"It is rare to find a comprehensive dictionary on such a vast topic in one volume. It is also uncommon to discover that the majority of the book's high-quality entries were written by one scholar. The breadth and depth of this publication are impressive,covering science and law as well as literature, philosophy, art, and religion."--"The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year," American Libraries, May 2004. - Baker & Taylor
"It is rare to find a comprehensive dictionary on such a vast topic in one volume. It is also uncommon to discover that the majority of the book's high-quality entries were written by one scholar. The breadth and depth of this publication are impressive, covering science and law as well as literature, philosophy, art, and religion."--"The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year," American Libraries, May 2004. - Book News
The Renaissance that Campbell (Renaissance literature, U. of Leicester, UK) describes is long, stretching between the two Defenestrations of Prague 1415 and 1618 and even then is not so distinctly defined as cited dates might suggest. The geographical center of the reference consists of those countries where the culture was touched significantly by the revival of classical learning, and so includes nearly all of modern western, eastern, and central Europe, but mentions only in passing peripheral areas such as the Arabic, Celtic, and Ottoman. Somewhat over half of the articles are signed and include bibliographical references to primary and secondary sources. The cross-referencing is substantial, but there is no index. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - Oxford University Press
Beginning in the early 14th century and continuing into the 15th and 16th centuries, the Renaissance was a period of intense intellectual and cultural activity, the fruits of which have had a profound impact on the thought, culture, philosophy, painting and sculpture, and writing of Europe and the wider world ever since.
Gordon Campbell, with the help of his team of distinguished consultant and advisory editors, has created a unique new A-Z reference surveying all aspects of the Renaissance in Europe. From da Vinci to Dutch law, from gypsies to geometry, this volume contains an immense breadth of information with over 3,000 entries covering an extensive spectrum of topics including art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict. Over half of the entries are biographical, covering artists, architects, garden designers, philosophers, explorers, royalty, cardinals, reformers, statesman, writers, poets, playwrights, soldiers, rebels, woodcarvers, silversmiths, mystics, mathematicians, sculptors, and composers. With 100 stunning black-and-white illustrations, this elegant dictionary is an ideal referenc to a period that has had an enduring and important cultural influence.
