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A World Lit Only by Fire : The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age

by William Manchester
A World Lit Only by Fire : The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age - Thryft
A World Lit Only by Fire : The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age - Thryft

Medieval Mind and Renaissance Miracles in Read

A World Lit Only by Fire is a perfect blend of history and storytelling that takes you on an enchanting journey back to the medieval times. William Manchester's descriptive prose captures the imagination, with tales of knights, inquisition and the Black Death. You get to understand the ordinary people of that time, as well as the greats - Galileo, Magellan, Machiavelli, among others. It's a good read for anyone interested in the renaissance period and the chaotic times that precipitated it.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A World Lit Only by Fire : The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age

by William Manchester
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ISBN: 9780316545563
Authors: William Manchester
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date of Publication: 1993-06-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Religion, History
Related Topics: History, World History, European History, Historical, World History
Goodreads rating: 3.83
(rated by 12053 readers)

Description

From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth - the dense explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as some of its most spectacular villains - the Renaissance.
 

Medieval Mind and Renaissance Miracles in Read

A World Lit Only by Fire is a perfect blend of history and storytelling that takes you on an enchanting journey back to the medieval times. William Manchester's descriptive prose captures the imagination, with tales of knights, inquisition and the Black Death. You get to understand the ordinary people of that time, as well as the greats - Galileo, Magellan, Machiavelli, among others. It's a good read for anyone interested in the renaissance period and the chaotic times that precipitated it.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.