The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Complete and Unabridged) (Phaidon Pocket Series)

xxiii, 462 pp. Complete and unabridged, With 100 illustrations and a commentary. ...the standard work on life and manners in the Renaissance, the time between Dante and Michelangelo. It contains chapters on the Revival of Antiquity; Society and Festivals; Morality and Religion; and the State as a Work of Art-as well as others giving entertaining information about literature, art, home life, superstition, the theatre, love-making, fashion, and many other features of the private and public life of this colorful period.