Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
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'At each turn of the page, Black Africans in Renaissance Europe unravels some of the intrigues and hidden nuggets captured in the literature and artwork of the Renaissance period about black Africans. With the inclusion of a wealth of drawings, paintings, Latin, Italian and Portuguese texts of poetry, letters and inscriptions, it is impossible to do the book justice in a mere review.' Runnymede's Quarterly Bulletin
'... we must be grateful for the important dimension Black Africans in Renaissance Europe contributes to a larger subject: the embrace of human slavery which, though certainly not unique, has nevertheless sullied the history of the West.' Times Literary Supplement
Book Description
Leading experts from the disciplines of history, literature, art history and anthropology examine black African experiences and representations from slavery to black musicians and dancers, from real and symbolic Africans at court to the views of the Catholic Church, and from writers of African descent to Black African criminality. Their findings demonstrate the variety and complexity of black African life in fifteenth and sixteenth-century Europe, and how it was affected by Renaissance ideas and conditions.
Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
Black Africans in Renaissance Europe,T. F. Earle,K. J. P. Lowe,Cambridge University Press,0521815827,15th century,16th century,Africa - General,Blacks,Europe,Europe - General,History,History - General History,History: World,Renaissance,To 1500,Black studies,European history: c 1500 to c 1750,European history: c 500 to c 1500,History / Europe / General,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,c 1000 CE to c 1500,c 1500 to c 1600
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