Factional Identity In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson
Oct 2015
Factional Identity In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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Review Of Machiavelli, By Robert Black., Brian J. Maxson
Sep 2015
Review Of Machiavelli, By Robert Black., Brian J. Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This work contains fifteen articles, written between 1985-2006, and looks at four major categories: Humanism, Machiavelli, Fifteenth Century Florence, and finally a section on Republicanism.
“The Private, The Public, And Giannozzo Manetti,”, Brian Maxson
Feb 2015
“The Private, The Public, And Giannozzo Manetti,”, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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Review Of The Cambridge Companion To The Italian Renaissance, Ed. By Michael Wyatt., Brian Maxson
Jan 2015
Review Of The Cambridge Companion To The Italian Renaissance, Ed. By Michael Wyatt., Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
The reviewed book's organization around themes reflects the domination of cultural history in the field of Renaissance Studies today.
After Civic Humanism: Learning And Politics In Renaissance Italy, 1300-1600
Dec 2014
After Civic Humanism: Learning And Politics In Renaissance Italy, 1300-1600
Brian J. Maxson
The thirteen essays in this volume demonstrate the multiplicity of connections between learning and politics in Renaissance Italy. Some engage explicitly with Hans Baron's "civic humanism" thesis illustrating its continuing viability, but also stretching its application to prove the limitations of its original expression. Others move beyond Baron's thesis to examine the actual practice of various individuals and groups engaged in both political and learned activities in a variety of diverse settings. The collective impression of all the contributions is that of a complex, ever-shifting mosaic of learned enterprises in which the well-examined civic paradigm emerges as just one of …
Review Of The Italian Renaissance And Cultural History Of The Rinascimento, Brian Maxson
Dec 2014
Review Of The Italian Renaissance And Cultural History Of The Rinascimento, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This book reviewed rejects recent scholarship that has minimized the significance of the Italian Renaissance. Instead, it argues that the cities of Florence, Venice, and Milan enjoyed a distinct period of precocity over the rest of Europe between roughly 130--1500.
Review Of The Early Modern Italian Domestic Interior, 1400-1700: Objects, Spaces, Domesticaries, Brian Maxson
Dec 2014
Review Of The Early Modern Italian Domestic Interior, 1400-1700: Objects, Spaces, Domesticaries, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This reviewed book offers a fascinating series of inquiries into the objects, architecture, and spaces in home interiors in early modern Italy, particularly in Florence, Venice, and Bologna.
Review Of Reviving The Eternal City: Rome And The Papal Court, 1420-1447 By Elizabeth Mccahill, Brian Maxson
Oct 2014
Review Of Reviving The Eternal City: Rome And The Papal Court, 1420-1447 By Elizabeth Mccahill, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
No abstract provided.
Review Of The Renaissance Of Empire In Early Modern Europe, Brian Maxson
Sep 2014
Review Of The Renaissance Of Empire In Early Modern Europe, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This work offers a panoramic sweep of the use of Roman Imperial Iconographies and literary traditions from the 14th through 17th centuries.
Review Of Healthy Living In Late Renaissance Italy, Brian Maxson
Jun 2014
Review Of Healthy Living In Late Renaissance Italy, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This work offers an interdisciplinary study of preventative health in 16th and 17th century Italy. Previous studies on the practice and prescription of early modern preventative health are few, and scholars have tended to assume that medical understanding of the body's humors remained relatively static during this period.
The Certame Coronario, Ritual, And Diplomacy In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson
May 2014
The Certame Coronario, Ritual, And Diplomacy In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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The Humanist World Of Renaissance Florence, Brian J. Maxson
Nov 2013
The Humanist World Of Renaissance Florence, Brian J. Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This book offers a major contribution for understanding the spread and appeal of the humanist movement in Renaissance Florence. Investigating the connections between the individuals who were part of the humanist movement, Brian Jeffrey Maxson reconstructs the networks that bound them together. Overturning the problematic categorization of humanists as either professional or amateurs, a distinction based on economics and the production of original works in Latin, he offers a new way of understanding how the humanist movement could incorporate so many who were illiterate in Latin, but who nonetheless were responsible for an important intellectual and cultural paradigm shift. The …
Review Of Contesting The Renaissance By William Caferro, Brian Maxson
Jun 2013
Review Of Contesting The Renaissance By William Caferro, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
No abstract provided.
Review Of The Young Leonardo: Art And Life In Fifteenth-Century Florence By Larry J. Feinberg, Brian Maxson
Jun 2013
Review Of The Young Leonardo: Art And Life In Fifteenth-Century Florence By Larry J. Feinberg, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
No abstract provided.
Review Of A History Of Renaissance Rhetoric 1380-1620, Brian Maxson
Mar 2013
Review Of A History Of Renaissance Rhetoric 1380-1620, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
Mack provides a comprehensive examination of the content and circulation of rhetorical manuals published during the European Renaissance.
Writing, Reciting, Responding, And Recording Diplomatic Orations, Brian Maxson
Dec 2012
Writing, Reciting, Responding, And Recording Diplomatic Orations, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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Review Of Marriage In Premodern Europe: Italy And Beyond, Brian Maxson
Dec 2012
Review Of Marriage In Premodern Europe: Italy And Beyond, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
Jacqueline Murray's Marriage in Premodern Europe collects a wide-ranging series of essays on marriage covering nearly four hundred years and almost the entire European Continent.
“This Sort Of Men”: The Vernacular And The Humanist Movement In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Jeffrey Maxson
Dec 2012
“This Sort Of Men”: The Vernacular And The Humanist Movement In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Jeffrey Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This article focuses on a sliver of the individuals we now know as the Neo-Latinists, who viewed the vernacular as a vehicle for expression throughout the quattrocento.
The Hornet’S Nest: Humanism, Neighbors, And Hatred In Renaissance Florence, Brian Maxson
Jul 2012
The Hornet’S Nest: Humanism, Neighbors, And Hatred In Renaissance Florence, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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Review Of Early Modern Medievalisms: The Interplay Between Scholarly Reflection And Artistic Production, Brian Maxson
Dec 2011
Review Of Early Modern Medievalisms: The Interplay Between Scholarly Reflection And Artistic Production, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This book reviewed deals with the investigation of conceptions of the medieval world called "Medievalisms". In addition, the book's contributors examine how early modern men and women perceived the medieval world and how these interpretations differed from our own in the twenty-first century.
Review Of Studies In Renaissance Humanism And Politics: Florence And Arezzo, By Robert Black., Brian Maxson
Dec 2011
Review Of Studies In Renaissance Humanism And Politics: Florence And Arezzo, By Robert Black., Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
For nearly four decades Robert Black has published important books and articles on humanism, politics, and education in Renaissance Tuscany. Black published his first monograph, Benedetto Accolti and the Florentine Renaissance,in 1985. Far more than a simple biography, the book is a treasure trove of information about Florence in the mid-Quattrocento. ...
The Power Of Friendships: Leonardo Bruni As Florentine Diplomat, Brian Maxson
Aug 2011
The Power Of Friendships: Leonardo Bruni As Florentine Diplomat, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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Humanists, Knights, Gifts, Guelfs, And Ghibellines In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson
Feb 2011
Humanists, Knights, Gifts, Guelfs, And Ghibellines In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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Reviews Of Biondo Flavio, Italy Illuminated. Biondo Flavio's Italia Illustrata, Brian Maxson
Dec 2010
Reviews Of Biondo Flavio, Italy Illuminated. Biondo Flavio's Italia Illustrata, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
Biondo Flavio was an erudite and prolific humanist writer who began his literary career in the 1430's and continued producing latin works until his death in 1463. Scholars have attributed Biondo with primary roles in the development of archaeology, topography, historical research, historical criticism, and historical periodization. His writings themselves influenced the content and approach of scholars across Europe for centuries.
Review Of Venice, Cita Excelentissima: Selections From The Renaissance Diaries Of Marin Sanudo. E, Brian Maxson
Dec 2009
Review Of Venice, Cita Excelentissima: Selections From The Renaissance Diaries Of Marin Sanudo. E, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
This fascinating new book, Venice, Cita Excelentissima, contains a series of translated excerpts from the diaries of the Venetian patrician Marin Sanudo (1466-1536). Sanudo wrote his vast diaries between 1496 and 1533. As early as Sanudo's own lifetime, historians used the richness and variety of these diaries as an unparalleled evidentiary source for early modern Venice. The depth of the diaries derives from Sanudo's personal access to govern ment records and, perhaps even more, his attention to detail and the wide range of topics that he deemed worthy of record. The importance of the diaries prompted a group of Italian …
Humanism And The Ritual Of Command, Brian Maxson
Dec 2008
Humanism And The Ritual Of Command, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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Review Of Leonardo Bruni Aretino: Histoire, Eloquence Et Poésie À Florence Au Début Du Quattrocento, Brian Maxson
Dec 2008
Review Of Leonardo Bruni Aretino: Histoire, Eloquence Et Poésie À Florence Au Début Du Quattrocento, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
Laurence Bernard-Pradelle’s Leonardo Bruni Aretino: Histoire, e´loquence et poe´sie a` Florence au de´but du Quattrocento seeks to broaden Bruni’s appeal among readers of French. Toward this end, the book offers an extensive introduction to the life and works of Leonardo Bruni. It also includes new Latin editions of several of Bruni’s shorter works with facing-page French translations. The book concludes with a lengthy bibliography. The volume’s primary interest for readers of English will be Bernard-Pradelle’s detailed and learned analysis of Bruni’s sources for the texts published in the volume
Cultural Gifts In Florentine Diplomacy, Brian Maxson
Sep 2008
Cultural Gifts In Florentine Diplomacy, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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Costumed Words: Humanism, Diplomacy, And The Cultural Gift In The Italian Renaissance, Brian Maxson
Dec 2007
Costumed Words: Humanism, Diplomacy, And The Cultural Gift In The Italian Renaissance, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
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Review Of Il Capitolo Di San Lorenzo Nel Quattrocento, Brian Maxson
Dec 2007
Review Of Il Capitolo Di San Lorenzo Nel Quattrocento, Brian Maxson
Brian J. Maxson
Paolo Viti's edited collection In Capitolo di San Lorenzo nel Quattrocento offers twenty one meticulously researched articles focused on biographical and cultural studies of the fifteenth-century canons at San Lorenzo in Florence. According to the books introduction, the goal of the studies is to make a "new contribution to the knowledge of the history of the Laurenzian Basilica and of its canons of the fifteenth century in the fuller and more complex panoramic of the history of the Florentine Church" (ix). The book achieves this goal by offering a wealth of new information about individuals prominent in the chapter of …
