| Description |
xviii, 1025 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
The story of civilization ; 6 |
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Durant, Will, 1885-1981.
Story of civilization ; 6
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| Contents |
1. Our oriental heritage; being a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and in India, China and Japan from the beginning of our own day; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.--2. The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete.--3. Caesar and Christ, a history of Roman civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to A.D. 325.--4. The age of Faith; a history of medieval civilization (Christian, Islamic, and Judaic) from Constantine to Dante, A.D. 325-1300.--5. The Renaissance; a history of civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 A.D.--6. The Reformation.--7. The Age of Reason begins, 1558-1648.--8. The age of Louis XIV, 1648-1715.--9. The age of Voltaire; a history of civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with special emphasis on the conflict between religion and philosophy.--10. Rousseau and revolution; a history of civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the remainder of Europe from 1715 to 1789.--11. The age of Napoleon; a history of European civilization from 1789 to 1815 |
| Summary |
Artists and individuals: Petrarch; Boccaccio; Cosimo de Medici; Fra Angelico; Donatello; Lorenzo il Magnifico; Botticelli; Politian; Fra Bartolommeo; Andrea del Sarto; Lodovico il Moro; Savonarola; Beatrice and Isabella d'Este; Leonardo da Vinci; Bramante; Piero della Francesca; Signorelli; Perugino; Mantegna; Ariosto; Giovanni Bellini; Giorgione; Aldus Manutius; Correggio; Alexander VI; Caesar Borgia; Lucrezia Borgia; Julius II; Leo X; Raphael; Donatello; Clement VII; Titian; Aretino; Veronese; Benvenuto Cellini; Michelangelo |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 941-952 |
| Subject |
Christian civilization.
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Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
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Civilization -- History.
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Civilization, Medieval.
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Islamic civilization.
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Jews -- Civilization.
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Middle Ages.
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Philosophy and religion -- History.
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Reformation.
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Religion -- History.
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Renaissance -- Italy.
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Renaissance.
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045637
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Europe -- History -- 1492-1517. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045692
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Europe -- History -- 1517-1648. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045697
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Europe -- History -- 15th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045691
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Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057041
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Italy -- Civilization -- 1268-1559.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068888
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| LC no. |
35010016 |
| ISBN |
0671610503 |
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