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Title Page |
5 |
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Imprint |
6 |
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Contents |
7 |
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Illustrations |
9 |
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Introduction |
11 |
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Part I The Problem |
25 |
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1 The Arts in Renaissance Italy |
27 |
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2 The Historians: The Discovery of Social and Cultural History |
42 |
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Part II The Arts in their Milieu |
55 |
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3 Artists and Writers |
57 |
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4 Patrons and Clients |
104 |
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5 The Uses of Works of Art |
142 |
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6 Taste |
162 |
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7 Iconography |
181 |
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Part III The Wider Society |
195 |
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8 Worldviews: Some Dominant Traits |
197 |
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9 The Social Framework |
225 |
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10 Cultural and Social Change |
251 |
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11 Comparisons and Conclusions |
265 |
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Appendix: The Creative Elite |
274 |
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References and Bibliography |
276 |
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Index |
324 |
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