Renaissance politics and culture : essays in honour of Robert Black
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Renaissance politics and culture : essays in honour of Robert Black
（Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 331）
Brill, c2021
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-227) and index
Summary: "Renaissance Politics and Culture collects ten essays by eminent scholars in Renaissance studies to celebrate the life and work of Robert Black, who has made some of the most original and significant contributions to the history of the Renaissance. Reflecting his interdisciplinary interests and approaches, these essays analyze education, humanism, political thought, printing, and the visual arts during this key period in their development"-- Provided by publisher
Contents of Works
- Robert Black: a life of scholarship / Jonathan Davies
- The problem of succession for the Visconti and the Sforza / Jane Black
- The impuissant and immoral city: George of Trebizond's Critique of Plato's Laws / John Monfasani
- The virtuous republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena / James Hankins
- Cleomenes Redivivus: Machiavelli from the Prince to the Discourses / Jérémie Barthas
- Machiavelli and Arezzo / John M. Najemy
- Leon Battista Alberti as a student of the Florentine University and the Priory of San Martino a Gangalandi (1429-1430) / Lorenz Böninger
- The Gherardi family of Borgo San Sepolcro and Piero della Francesca's Williamstown Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Angels / James R. Banker
- Pier Vettori (1499-1585): philologist and professor / Davide Baldi Bellini
- Print and trust in Renaissance Italy / Brian Richardson
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Renaissance Politics and Culture collects ten essays by eminent scholars in Renaissance studies to celebrate the life and work of Robert Black, who has made some of the most original and significant contributions to the history of the Renaissance. Reflecting his interdisciplinary interests and approaches, these essays analyze education, humanism, political thought, printing, and the visual arts during this key period in their development.
Contributors: James R. Banker, Jeremie Barthas, Davide Baldi Bellini, Jane Black, Lorenz Boeninger, Jonathan Davies, James Hankins, John Monfasani, John M. Najemy, and Brian Richardson.
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Publications of Robert D. Black, 1973-2020
1 Robert Black: A Life of Scholarship
Jonathan Davies
Part 1: Politics
2 The Problem of Succession for the Visconti and the Sforza
Jane Black
3 The Impuissant and Immoral City: George of Trebizond's Critique of Plato's Laws
John Monfasani
4 The Virtuous Republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena
James Hankins
5 Cleomenes Redivivus: Machiavelli from The Prince to the Discourses
Jeremie Barthas
6 Machiavelli and Arezzo
John M. Najemy
Part 2: Culture
7 Leon Battista Alberti as a Student of the Florentine University and the Priory of San Martino a Gangalandi (1429-1430)
Lorenz Boeninger
8 The Gherardi Family of Borgo San Sepolcro and Piero della Francesca's Williamstown Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Angels
James R. Banker
9 Pier Vettori (1499-1585): Philologist and Professor
Davide Baldi Bellini
10 Print and Trust in Renaissance Italy
Brian Richardson
Index
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