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The Scholar in His Study

The Scholar in His Study Ownership and Experience in Renaissance Italy

Hardback (24 Nov 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Thornton examines the ways in which studies, as rooms for work, contemplation and reflection, in Renaissance Italy, were used by their owners and those who visited them. She traces their origins in ecclesiastical and courtly settings and development.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780300073898
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 747.73
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 228
Weight: 1270g
Height: 280mm
Width: 220mm
Spine width: 21mm