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- How to be a Renaissance woman : the untold history of beauty & female creativity / by Burke, Jill,1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Plunge into the intimate history of cosmetics, and discover how, for centuries, women have turned to make-up as a rich source of creativity, community and resistance. The Renaissance was an era obsessed with appearances. And beauty culture from the time has left traces that give us a window into an overlooked realm of history-revealing everything from 16th-century women's body anxieties to their sophisticated botanical and chemical knowledge. 'How to be a Renaissance Woman' allows us to glimpse the world of the female artists, artisans and businesswomen carving out space for themselves, as well as those who gained power and influence in the cut-throat world of the court. In a vivid exploration women's lives, Professor Jill Burke invites us to rediscover historical cosmetic recipes and unpack the origins of the beauty ideals that are still with us today"--- Subjects: Aesthetics.; Beauty culture; Cosmetics; Renaissance.; Sex role.; Women;
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- Lucrezia Borgia : life, love, and death in Renaissance Italy / by Bradford, Sarah,1938-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Borgia, Lucrezia, 1480-1519.; Alexander VI, Pope, 1431-1503; Nobility;
- © c2004., Viking,
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- Leonardo's universe : the Renaissance world of Leonardo da Vinci / by Atalay, Bülent.; Wamsley, Keith,1951-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-279) and index.The Italian Renaissance and the Renaissance man -- Early life and Florence -- 1481-1490 : the Milan years -- 1491-99 : the Milan years -- 1500-1507 : on the road -- 1508-1519 : the final years.- Subjects: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.; Artists; Inventors; Renaissance;
- © c2008., National Geographic,
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- The science of Leonardo : inside the mind of the great genius of the Renaissance / by Capra, Fritjof;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Science, Renaissance; Scientists; Scientists;
- © 2007., Doubleday,
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- Tuscan daughter : a novel / by Rochon, Lisa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.'Tuscan Daughter' is a novel of beauty and inspiration set in Renaissance Florence about a young and defiant female artist searching for her mother. Lisa Rochon is an award-winning architecture critic and cultural commentator. She is the two-time winner of the National Newspaper Awards for her "City Space" column in the Globe and Mail, and the recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's President's Award for Architectural Journalism. She lives in Toronto, ON. A Dewey Diva Pick.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Women artists; Families; Renaissance;
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- The history of Western art [videorecording (DVD)] / by Cromwell Films; Kultur International Films;
Disc 1. Gothic art -- The renasissance -- The baroque period.Disc 2. The Rococo era -- Romanticism -- The impressionists.E.DVD.- Subjects: Art, Baroque.; Art, Gothic.; Art, Renaissance; Art, Rococo.; Impressionist artists.; Post-impressionism (Art); Romanticism in art;
- © [c2007?]., Kultur,
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- The bookseller of Florence : the story of the manuscripts that illuminated the Renaissance / by King, Ross,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings-the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened world. At the heart of this activity, which bestselling author Ross King relates in his exhilarating new book, was a remarkable man: Vespasiano da Bisticci. Born in 1422, he became what a friend called "the king of the world's booksellers." At a time when all books were made by hand, over four decades Vespasiano produced and sold many hundreds of volumes from his bookshop, which also became a gathering spot for debate and discussion. Besides repositories of ancient wisdom by the likes of Plato, Aristotle, and Quintilian, his books were works of art in their own right, copied by talented scribes and illuminated by the finest miniaturists. His clients included a roll-call of popes, kings, and princes across Europe who wished to burnish their reputations by founding magnificent libraries. Vespasiano reached the summit of his powers as Europe's most prolific merchant of knowledge when a new invention appeared: the printed book. By 1480, the king of the world's booksellers was swept away by this epic technological disruption, whereby cheaply produced books reached readers who never could have afforded one of Vespasiano's elegant manuscripts. A chronicle of intellectual ferment set against the dramatic political and religious turmoil of the era, Ross King's The Bookseller of Florence is also an ode to books and bookmaking that charts the world-changing shift from script to print through the life of an extraordinary man long lost to history-one of the true titans of the Renaissance"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Vespasiano, da Bisticci, 1421-1498.; Booksellers and bookselling; Booksellers and bookselling; Publishers and publishing;
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- Ghastly glass / by Lavene, Joyce.; Lavene, Jim.;
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- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories;
- © c2009.,
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- Hitting a straight lick with a crooked stick : stories from the Harlem Renaissance / by Hurston, Zora Neale,author.; West, Genevieve,editor,writer of introduction.; Jones, Tayari,writer of foreword.; Hurston, Zora Neale.John Redding goes to sea.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Conversion of Sam.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Bit of our Harlem.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Drenched in light.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Spunk.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Magnolia flower.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Black death.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Bone of contention.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Muttsy.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Sweat.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Short stories.Selections.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-250).In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston-- the sole black student at the college-- was living in New York, "desperately striving for a toe-hold on the world." During this period, she began writing short works that captured the zeitgeist of African American life and transformed her into one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly a century later, this singular talent is recognized as one of the most influential and revered American artists of the modern period. Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick is an outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, they include eight of Hurston's "lost" Harlem stories, which were found in forgotten periodicals and archives. These stories challenge conceptions of Hurston as an author of rural fiction and include gems that flash with her biting, satiric humor, as well as more serious tales reflective of the cultural currents of Hurston's world. All are timeless classics that enrich our understanding and appreciation of this exceptional writer's voice and her contributions to America's literary traditions.- Subjects: Short stories.; African Americans;
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- The Keeper of Lost Art : A Novel. by Morelli, Laura.;
During WWII, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her familys Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden. 'The Keeper of Lost Art' is a moving coming-of-age story about the power of art in wartime, based on true events. From the author of 'The Last Masterpiece'. Book Club.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II & Holocaust; FICTION / Historical / Renaissance; FICTION / Historical / World War II; FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage;
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