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Author Manchester, William, 1922-2004.

Title A world lit only by fire : the medieval mind and the Renaissance : portrait of an age / William Manchester.

Edition First paperback edition.
Publication Info. Boston : Little, Brown, [1993]
©1993
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1284869~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  940.21 MAN    AVAILABLE
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Description xvii, 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [299]-306.
Includes bibliographical essay (["Acknowledgements and sources"]: pages [297]-299), chronology, and index.
Contents The Medieval mind -- The shattering [Luther] -- One man alone [Magellan].
Summary A narrative of a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth--the explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as spectacular villains--the Renaissance.
Subject Renaissance.
Added Title Medieval mind and the Renaissance : portrait of an age
Renaissance : portrait of an age
ISBN 0316545562 (pbk.)
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SRP 2013
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August 12 2013
SRP 2013 REVIEW: Interesting analysis and taught me a lot about the medieval age. Well-written but because of the complex ideas, vocabulary, and themes, I would only recommend this book to older readers.
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SRP 2010
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September 30 2010
SRP 2010 REVIEWS (2): #1) I have to read this book for school, and it is surprisingly interesting. It is about the history of the European Middle Ages. It is split up into three parts and lets you learn about history while being engrossed in the book. Overall, a good book. #2) It was a very good book. It really went into the way things were in the dark ages for peasants, instead of focusing on royalty and nobility.
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