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New York: Books on Tape, 2014. Audiobook. Very Good+. Complete, unabridged audiobook on 13 discs (the last containing a pdf with art images and genealogies referenced in the text) Ex-library with modest library labels and stamps, but otherwise everything is in excellent condition in a hard plastic library case Renowned as a period of cultural rebirth and artistic innovation, the Renaissance is cloaked in a unique aura of beauty and brilliance Its very name conjures up awe-inspiring images of an age of lofty ideals in which life imitated the fantastic artworks for which it has become famous But behind the vast explosion of new art and culture lurked a seamy, vicious world of power politics, perversity, and corruption that has more in common with the present day than anyone dares to admit In this lively and meticulously researched portrait, Renaissance scholar Alexander Lee illuminates the dark and titillating contradictions that were hidden beneath the surface of the period's best-known artworks… Read More