Three Golden Ages: Discovering the Creative Secrets of Renaissance Florence, Elizabethan England, and America's FoundingMadison Books, 1998 - 656 Historian Alf J. Mapp, Jr., delves into the economic, social, and artistic characteristics of three of the most intensely creative periods in Western history to explore the qualities that enabled these societies to make staggering jumps in scientific knowledge, develop new political structures, and create timeless works of art. With his insight into Renaissance Florence, Elizabethan England, and Revolutionary War-era America and his discussion of the key leaders and thinkers who helped shape each period, Mapp heightens our understanding of the elements that nurture sparks of progress and innovation in every civilization. |
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... chief reason for the reduction of Lorenzo's family fortune , however , was his generosity as a patron of learning and the arts . This was not unbridled profligacy in pursuit of a hobby or unthinking surrender to one tempting pros- pect ...
... chief reason for the reduction of Lorenzo's family fortune , however , was his generosity as a patron of learning and the arts . This was not unbridled profligacy in pursuit of a hobby or unthinking surrender to one tempting pros- pect ...
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... chief of the military forces being assembled in England's American colonies , Dinwiddie held the even more important job of civilian coordinator of interco- lonial cooperation . South Carolina and the Jerseys were tardy in furnishing ...
... chief of the military forces being assembled in England's American colonies , Dinwiddie held the even more important job of civilian coordinator of interco- lonial cooperation . South Carolina and the Jerseys were tardy in furnishing ...
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... Chief among those conferees was Madison . Another was Washington , Randolph's former chief , who had learned the Confederation's weaknesses the hard way when he commanded its armies . Others were col- leagues whose aid Madison had ...
... Chief among those conferees was Madison . Another was Washington , Randolph's former chief , who had learned the Confederation's weaknesses the hard way when he commanded its armies . Others were col- leagues whose aid Madison had ...
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