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Glory and Honour
Andrea Thomas
其他書名
The Renaissance in Scotland
出版Birlinn, 2013
主題Art / History / RenaissanceHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Europe / Great Britain / ScotlandHistory / Europe / ItalyHistory / Europe / RenaissanceHistory / CivilizationPhilosophy / History & Surveys / Medieval
ISBN18415887259781841588728
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=BKs9LgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The Renaissance was the pre-eminent cultural and intellectual movement of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Europe. It began in Italy and spread elsewhere along trade routes and through diplomatic channels. Since the Scottish kingdom was relatively remote, Renaissance impulses were often filtered through intermediaries in other countries, although there was some direct Italian influence too.

Consequently, the Scottish version of Renaissance culture was a hybrid with multiple antecedents, adapted to suit the needs of Scottish patrons. The Stewart monarchs and the Scottish aristocracy were poorer than many other princes and nobles but keen to assert their equality in dignity and status.They sought to participate fully in the European mainstream, and saw their cultural patronage as a powerful way to facilitate that aim. The buildings, books and artefacts of the period tell the story of a vibrant and cosmopolitan culture that was innovative and confident as well as imitative and aspirational.