Great Ideas of the Renaissance

by Trudee Romanek

Overview

Great Ideas of the Renaissance surveys the major advances that were made in art, architecture, sculpture, science, medicine, transportation, and culture. Merchants, monarchs, and religious leaders all promoted and encouraged creativity, and artists, scientists, and great thinkers pushed back the frontiers of philosophy, the arts, mathematics, and technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780778746164
Publisher:	Crabtree Classics
Publication date:	08/01/2009
Series:	Renaissance World
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	1140L (what's this?)
Age Range:	11 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

Gr 4–7—These books are visually attractive with numerous color illustrations, art reproductions, and photos. They contain time lines (highly condensed), short bibliographies, indexes (limited to broad terms), and glossaries (inadequate and often more confusing than helpful). Regrettably, the information provided is rudimentary and frequently incomplete. There are a number of typos and errors, and the writing tends to be awkward and passive. The lack of maps is a serious detriment. The authors also assume familiarity with basic European history and Christianity. Andrew Langley's Da Vinci and His Times (DK, 2006), an "Eyewitness" book packed with detail, covers the entire era (despite its misleading title). Kathryn Hinds's The Church, part of the "Life in the Renaissance" series (Marshall Cavendish, 2003), does a better job with religious history and is more comprehensive than Flatt's book.—Ann W. Moore, Schenectady County Public Library, NY

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