02582cam a2200301 i 4500 481550757 TxAuBib 20210329120000.0 200905s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020037175 9781538143360 HRD 26.95 1538143364 HRD 26.95 TxAuBib rda Rothfield, Lawrence, 1956- Measure of man. The Measure of man [BOOK] : liberty, virtue, and beauty in the Florentine Renaissance / Lawrence Rothfield. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. viii, 190 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Florence rising -- The work of man -- The age of Cosimo -- Magnificence -- New Jerusalem, new republic -- The twilight of the republic. It was one of the most concentrated surges of creativity in the history of civilization. Between 1390 and 1537, Florence poured forth an astonishing stream of magnificent artworks. But Florentines did more during this brief period than create masterpieces. As citizens of a fractious republic threatened from below, without, and within, they also were driven to reimagine the political and ethical basis of their world, exploring the meaning and possibilities of liberty, virtue, and beauty. This vibrant era is brought to life in rich detail by noted historian Lawrence Rothfield in The Measure of Man. His highly readable account introduces readers to a city teeming with memorable individuals and audacious risk-takers, capable of producing works of the most serene beauty and acts of the most shocking violence. Rothfield’s cast of characters includes book hunters and book burners, devout Christians and assassins, humble pharmacists and arrogant oligarchs, all caught up in a dramatic struggle—a tragic arc running from the cultural heights of republican idealism in the early fifteenth century, through the aesthetic flowerings and civic vicissitudes of the age of the Medici and Savonarola, to the brooding meditations of Machiavelli and Michelangelo over the fate of the dying republic. Provided by publisher. 20210329. Renaissance Italy Florence. Florence (Italy) Civilization. Florence (Italy) History 1421-1737.