The Courtier, portrays the ideal courtier. So influential was the book that it confirmed the Italian humanism throughout Europe. The learned and lighthearted discussions -yet laden with serious themes- took place during four evenings in 1507 in the Palace of Urbino. This Palace was a veritable museum of European art, and it housed a library of all the known Greek, Roman, and Hebrew classics. In this setting the reader will see - as if passing in review- historical characters and the views and attitudes they held toward ...
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The Courtier, portrays the ideal courtier. So influential was the book that it confirmed the Italian humanism throughout Europe. The learned and lighthearted discussions -yet laden with serious themes- took place during four evenings in 1507 in the Palace of Urbino. This Palace was a veritable museum of European art, and it housed a library of all the known Greek, Roman, and Hebrew classics. In this setting the reader will see - as if passing in review- historical characters and the views and attitudes they held toward women, art, literature, manners, love, beauty, and God.
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Seller's Description:
Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 356 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Clean, lightly read copy in very good + condition. Very faint pencil marks on about 20 pages-no heavy marking, no pen marks and no hi-lighting. Covers are clean and show almost no wear. Binding is firm.
