Renaissance politics and culture : : essays in honour of Robert Black / / edited by Jonathan Davies and John Monfasani.

• Superior document: Brill's Studies in Intellectual History ; 331
• TeilnehmendeR: Davies, Jonathan, 1966-; Monfasani, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectual History ; 331.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Preliminary Material --; Copyright page --; Preface /; Frontispiece --; Figures --; Notes on Contributors --; Publications of Robert Black, 1973-2020 --; Chapter 1 Robert Black: A Life of Scholarship /; Chapter 2 The Problem of Succession for the Visconti and the Sforza /; Chapter 3 The Impuissant and Immoral City: George of Trebizond's Critique of Plato's Laws /; Chapter 4 The Virtuous Republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena /; Chapter 5 Cleomenes Redivivus: Machiavelli from The Prince to the Discourses /; Chapter 6 Machiavelli and Arezzo /; Chapter 7 Leon Battista Alberti as a Student of the Florentine University and the Priory of San Martino a Gangalandi (1429-1430) /; Chapter 8 The Gherardi Family of Borgo San Sepolcro and Piero della Francesca's Williamstown Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Angels /; Chapter 9 Pier Vettori (1499-1585): Philologist and Professor /; Chapter 10 Print and Trust in Renaissance Italy /; Index Nominum.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004464867
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Jonathan Davies and John Monfasani.

Renaissance Politics and Culture collects ten essays by eminent scholars in Renaissance studies to celebrate the life and work of Robert Black, who has made some of the most original and significant contributions to the history of the Renaissance. Reflecting his interdisciplinary interests and approaches, these essays analyze education, humanism, political thought, printing, and the visual arts during this key period in their development. Contributors: James R. Banker, Jérémie Barthas, Davide Baldi Bellini, Jane Black, Lorenz Böninger, Jonathan Davies, James Hankins, John Monfasani, John M. Najemy, and Brian Richardson.