Transi Tomb, English example, tomb of Henry Chichele, archbishop of Canterbury, completed 1425, he died and was buried 1443.Tomb intended for John Wakeman, the last Abbot of Tewkesbury, died 1541Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)1. Humanism and the Discovery of the Ancient Past A. Humanism and the Ideal of Classical Learning B. (Re)-Discovering the Ancient Past -- New ways of reading Latin Texts -- Influx of new Greek Texts (Thucydides, Herodotus Plato, Aristotle) = after 1453, fall of Constantinople to the Turks C. New sense of History and Historical Perspective -- New periodization (ancient, middle age, and present Renaissance) -- New disciplines and ways of studying texts and the past -- What do we mean by Renaissance?1. Humanism and the Discovery of the Ancient Past A. Humanism and the Ideal of Classical Learning B. (Re)-Discovering the Ancient Past -- New ways of reading Latin Texts -- Influx of new Greek Texts (Thucydides, Herodotus Plato, Aristotle) = after 1453, fall of Constantinople to the Turks C. New sense of History and Historical Perspective -- New periodization (ancient, middle age, and present Renaissance) -- New disciplines and ways of studying texts and the past -- What do we mean by Renaissance?Michelangelo Buonaratti, Sculpture of DavidBotticelli's Birth of Venus2. Italy and Humanist Political Theories A. The Italian city-states -- Northern and Central Italy (Venice, Florence, Duchy of Milan) -- Papal States -- Kingdom of Sicily B. Classical Models of Political GovernanceItalian City-States during the Renaissance, ca. 14503. Ink, Paper, and the New World of the Printed Page A. Paper and the Press: New Technologies -- Printing and movable type, invented in Mainz ca. 1450 – Johann Gutenberg (ca. 1395-1468) B. Dissemination of the Printed Page -- By 1500 – 6 million books printedA block printed scroll of a Chinese translation of a Sanskrit Buddhist work, printed 868. The earliest dated piece of block printing yet discovered.Wires for a watermark laced into the laid mold – maker’s signA copy of the so-called Gutenberg Latin Bible, printed 1454-1455 in two volumesThe Spread of Print Technology through Europe, ca.
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