The Age of Giants: Science and Art during the Renaissance

Author: Shi Cheng
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: If the Renaissance is a milestone in Western history, science and art are the two shining pearls on this milestone. Names like Copernicus, Galileo, Harvey, Giotto, Da Vinci, and Michelangelo make these pearls radiate brilliance and shine through the ages. This era nurtured by humanism produced giants one after another. Science, struggling against religion and authority, sought progress and broke through the confines of conventions. Artistic achievements from this period still awe us today. This book discusses how, in this nascent period of reason, the seedling of science developed and grew within what kind of social environment.