The Italian Renaissance A Cultural History Cox Hardback 9781009474245 2e

The Italian Renaissance\n\nA Cultural History\n\nWide-ranging overview of the dazzling cultural novelties of the Italian Renaissance, incorporating fresh perspectives and current research.\n\nVirginia Cox (Author)\n\n9781009474245, Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 31 December 2025\n\n294 pages\n28 x 19 x 2.3 cm, 0.656 kg\n\nThe extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the root of modern Western culture. In this magisterial study, Virginia Cox offers a fresh vision of this iconic moment in cultural history. Her lucid and absorbing book explores key artistic, literary and intellectual developments, as well as histories of food and fashion, map-making, exploration and anatomy. Alongside towering figures from Petrarch and Boccaccio to Leonardo, Machiavelli, and Isabella d'Este, Cox unveils lesser-known Renaissance protagonists including printers, travel writers, actresses, courtesans, explorers-even celebrity chefs. This extensively revised and expanded.