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The Other Renaissance: From Copernicus to Shakespeare; How the Renaissance in Northern Europe Transformed the World
By Strathern, Paul
- ISBN
- 9781639363933
- Publisher
- Pegasus
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Reviewed on April 21, 2023 | Social Sciences
Strathern (Empire: A New History of the World) asserts that while the traditionally recognized Italian Renaissance was going on, a second, separate Renaissance was also occurring in northern Europe from the mid-14th century to end of the 17th century. The author cites groundbreaking innovations in the fields of medicine, religion, and astronomy, to name a few. Artists such as Albrecht Dürer and Pieter Bruegel the Elder em...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
