Beauty and the Terror

*A THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020*'Brilliant and gripping, here is the full true Renaissance in a history of compelling originality and freshness' Simon Sebag MontefioreThe Italian Renaissance shaped Western culture - but it was far stranger and darker than many of us realise.

* O CARTE A TIMPULUI A ANULUI 2020 * ,,Stralucitoare si captivanta, iata adevarata Renastere intr-o istorie de originalitate si prospetime convingatoare" Simon Sebag Montefiore Renasterea italiana a modelat cultura occidentala - dar a fost mult mai ciudata si mai intunecata decat multi dintre noi realizeaza.