Category Archives: European History

Friendship in Renaissance Florence

I am enjoying reading Dale Kent, Friendship, Love, and Trust in Renaissance Florence (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2009), in preparation for discussions with my HIST 420 The Renaissance students this week. For a book description, see Amazon.com.  

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Renaissance France in Chicago

Renaissance France is coming to Chicago!  A new exhibition, entitled “Kings, Queens, and Courtiers: Art in Early Renaissance France,” will open at the Art Institute of Chicago on 27 February 2011. Students in my HIST 420 The Renaissance course at … Continue reading

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