The Thames and Hudson encyclopedia of the Italian Renaissance / 
edited by J.R. Hale. 
 - New York, N.Y. :  Thames and Hudson,  c1981 
 - 360 pages :  illustrations ;  21 cm. 
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 - World of art .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> Within the vast literature of the Renaissance, this is the one indispensable book: for the student who wants a guide to the complicated maze of Italian Renaissance political history; the scholar who needs a convenient, unified reference source; the art lover who wants to check facts and discover the background to the masterpieces of painting and sculpture; the traveler in Italy who wants to understand the great works of art and architecture in their context; and also the general reader who wants to find out more about this fascinating and important historical and cultural epoch. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0500201919 9780500201916 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>88051871  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Renaissance--Dictionaries.--Italy
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Italy--Civilization--Dictionaries.--1268-1559
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DG 445  / T366 1981 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>945/.05