The story of the 'long Renaissance' for a new generation from Giotto and Dante in thirteenth-century Italy to the English literary Renaissance in the first half

A thorough and well-illustrated history with eight long essays by leading scholars which cover the history and culture of England, rather than the British Isles

In 14 original essays, this book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present

'The individual chapters are scholarly and up to the minute, without loss of accessibility or pace. The illustrations are many, apposite and refreshingly unhack

Two centuries of dramatic change are covered by this exciting and richly illustrated work. Eighteen leading scholars explore the political, social, religious, a