{"product_id":"renaissance-politics-and-culture-essays-in-honour-of-robert-black-9789004464827","title":"Renaissance Politics and Culture: Essays in Honour of Robert Black","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenaissance Politics and Culture collects ten essays by eminent scholars in Renaissance studies to celebrate the life and work of Robert Black, who has made some of the most original and significant contributions to the history of the Renaissance.  Reflecting his interdisciplinary interests and approaches, these essays analyze education, humanism, political thought, printing, and the visual arts during this key period in their development.    Contributors: James R. Banker, Jérémie Barthas, Davide Baldi Bellini, Jane Black, Lorenz Böninger, Jonathan Davies, James Hankins, John Monfasani, John M. Najemy, and Brian Richardson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  List of Figures  Notes on Contributors  Publications of Robert D. Black, 1973–2020    1 Robert Black: A Life of Scholarship   Jonathan Davies    Part 1: Politics  2 The Problem of Succession for the Visconti and the Sforza   Jane Black    3 The Impuissant and Immoral City: George of Trebizond’s Critique  of Plato’s Laws   John Monfasani    4 The Virtuous Republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena   James Hankins    5 Cleomenes Redivivus: Machiavelli from The Prince to the Discourses   Jérémie Barthas    6 Machiavelli and Arezzo   John M. Najemy    Part 2: Culture  7 Leon Battista Alberti as a Student of the  Florentine University and the Priory of San Martino a Gangalandi (1429–1430)   Lorenz Böninger    8 The Gherardi Family of Borgo San Sepolcro and Piero della Francesca’s Williamstown Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Angels   James R. Banker    9 Pier Vettori (1499–1585): Philologist and Professor   Davide Baldi Bellini    10 Print and Trust in Renaissance Italy   Brian Richardson    Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210824278359,"sku":"9789004464827","price":100.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/renaissance-politics-and-culture-essays-in-honour-of-robert-black-9789004464827","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}