History Catalogue 2006.qxp - Blackwell Publishing

The dRenaisanceI taly,theRenaisance, AotheWorldsofThe sance,WI, LIAM CAFEROGUIDO RUGI ERO,SHEPHERD, RUPERT ATRICIAL.NEW IN 2006 NEW IN 2006The Biography of the Object in LateMediaeval and Renaissance ItalyEdited by ROBERTA J.M. OLSON, PATRICIA L. REILLY &RUPERT SHEPHERDNew York Historical Society and Wheaton College, Massachussetts; Swathmore College, Pennsylvania;Ashmolean Museum, OxfordMaterial culture is not static: objects are created, used andre-used, sometimes for centuries, and their lives interactwith those of the people who made and used them.Bringing together ten contributors, this stimulating volumediscusses the social lives of objects in late-medieval andrenaissance Italy. Examples range from maiolica, throughsculpture and prostitutes’ jewellery, to miraculous paintedimages.EuropeanRenaiThe EuropeanRenaissanceWILLIAM CAFERROVanderbilt UniversityIn this book, William Caferro asks if the Renaissance was really a period ofprogress,reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity.2 An influential investigation into the nature of the European Renaissance2 Summarises scholarly debates about the nature of the Renaissance2 Engages with specific controversies concerning gender identity,economics, the emergence of the modern state, reason and faith2 Takes a balanced approach to the many different problems andperspectives that characterize Renaissance studies.RENAISSANCESERIES: RENAISSANCE STUDIES SPECIAL ISSUES156 PAGES / 1-4051-3955-2 PB / FEBRUARY 2006SERIES: CONTESTING THE PAST224 PAGES / 1-4051-2369-9 HB / 1-4051-2370-2 PB / SEPTEMBER 2006JOURNALSMilton QuarterlyEdited by ROY FLANNAGANwww.blackwellpublishing.com/MILTEnglish Literary RenaissanceEdited by ARTHUR F. KINNEYwww.blackwellpublishing.com/ELRSPECIAL PRICEA Companion to theWorlds of theRenaissanceEdited by GUIDO RUGGIEROUniversity of Miami“This most impressive volumedeserves considerable praise. Theeditor, in his helpful and widerangingintroduction ensures afascinating and valuable volume.”JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES“This Companion (with notes, and a richcomposite bibliography) is strongest on social history and literature,as well as for historical insights and literary merits.”HISTORY TODAYThe idea of the Renaissance as a period of European cultural triumph inwhich great men flourished has been largely demolished in the last 50 years.This provocative volume brings together some of the most exciting scholarswho led this attack, to suggest different ways of thinking about theRenaissance and set new agendas for research.Contributors look at the Renaissance from a world perspective, illuminatingthe negative as well as the positive, and integrating considerations ofgender, sex, violence and non-élite culture.SERIES: BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO EUROPEAN HISTORY576 PAGES / 0-631-21524-7 HB / 200213