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Worldly Goods, A New History of the Renaissance

Worldly Goods, A New History of the Renaissance

by Lisa Jardine

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 470 PAGES

Historian Lisa Jardine presents a new slant on the history of the Renaissance. She views the Renaissance as an age made possible by the economic boom of the time. Her arguments are well founded and compelling, making this nicely illustrated book quite readable.  (ITL173, $19.95)


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